Hope v. Com.’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]here the proper determination of a fact depends upon circumstantial evidence, the safe, practical rule to follow is that in no case is evidence to be excluded of facts or circumstances connected with the principal transaction, from which an inference can be reasonably drawn as to the truth of a disputed fact. The modern doctrine in this connection is extremely liberal in the admission of any circumstance which may throw light upon the matter being investigated.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hughes v. Com.

2. “then went to the Monte Carlo, reached down toward the floorboard, picked up a blue-gray sports bag which contained the stolen watches and brought it to Williams, where they negotiated a sale of seventy-nine watches for $2,000. Among the items purchased were Nicolet watches, which were sold exclusively by Morton's. When the sale was consummated”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 10 Va. App. 381 - Hope v. Commonwealth

3. “"[W]hile a single circumstance, standing alone, may appear to be entirely immaterial and irrelevant, it frequently happens that the combined force of many concurrent and related circumstances, each insufficient in itself, may lead a reasonable mind irresistibly to a conclusion."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hughes v. Com.