Noakes v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
September 2017
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Martin v. Commonwealth · Slaughter v. Commonwealth · Partin v. Commonwealth · Stopher v. Commonwealth · Brewer v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A motion for directed verdict is not the proper means for relief '[w]hen the evidence is insufficient to sustain the burden of proof on one or more, but less than all, of the issues presented by the case.' Kimbrough v. Commonwealth, 550 S.W.2d 525 , 529 (Ky. 1977) ( citing Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. v. Maynard, 532 S.W.2d 3 , 7 (Ky. 1976) ).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“On appellate review, the test of a directed verdict is, if under the evidence as a whole, it would be clearly unreasonable for a jury to find guilt, only then the defendant is entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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