Richards v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 state decisions

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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““15. If the evidence, or any part thereof, after a consideration of the whole of such evidence, generates a well-founded doubt of defendant’s guilty, the jury must acquit him.” “71. The Court charges the jury that, if the jury, upon considering all the evidence, have a reasonable doubt about the defendant’s guilt, arising out of any part of the evidence, you should find him not guilty.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Atkins v. State

2. ““ ‘D. 4 I charge you that if you have a reasonable doubt of James Richards’ guilt growing out of the evidence or any part of it, you must acquit him.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tillman v. State