State v. Cope’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If there is any direct evidence or substantial circumstantial evidence reasonably tending to prove the guilt of the accused, the [c]ourt must find the case was properly submitted to the jury.”

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

2. “A trial court's ruling on the admissibility of an expert's testimony constitutes an abuse of discretion whe[n] the ruling is manifestly arbitrary, unreasonable, or unfair.”

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

3. “In an appeal from the denial of a directed verdict motion, the appellate court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the State.”

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