State v. Polak’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
54
cited by 54 later decisions
1
states following
February 2026
most recently cited
52 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Burks v. United States · Hulse v. State, Department of Justice · State v. Rosling · State v. Swann · State v. Duran
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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“after reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Ellerbee“A district court abuses its discretion if it acts arbitrarily without conscientious judgment or exceeds the bounds of reason resulting in substantial injustice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Ellerbee
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.