State v. Stanley’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
35
cited by 35 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
35 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Webb v. Texas · State v. Kelsey · State v. Gaster · State v. Council · State v. Adams
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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If there is any direct or any substantial circumstantial evidence reasonably tending to prove the guilt of the accused, we must find that the issues were properly submitted to the jury.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Simpson · State v. Davis“On appeal from the denial of a directed verdict in a criminal case, an appellate court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the State.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Simpson · State v. Davis“When ruling on a motion for a directed verdict, the trial court is concerned with the existence or nonexistence of evidence, not its weight.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Simpson · State v. Davis
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.