Nutter v. White’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 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 66 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he reasonable doubt standard guards against conviction of the innocent by ensuring the systematic accuracy of the criminal system”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 317 Ill. App. 3d 693 - People v. Beachem · 336 Ill. App. 3d 688 - People v. Beachem

2. “[H]ere we confront one of those rare instances where our interest in certainty is so clearly implicated that finality interests must be subordinated. In sum, together with Sullivan, Cage has reshaped our view of the importance of precise reasonable doubt instructions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Nathaniel West v. Donald Vaughn Superintendent Sci Graterford · Tillman v. Cook

3. “undermines the fundamental fairness of every trial in which it is used”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Humphrey v. Cain · United States v. Mandanici