State v. Sutton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution and determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found all the essential elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Missoula v. Shumway

2. “[W]hen interpreting statutes within an act, we interpret individual sections of the act in a manner that ensures coordination with the other sections of the act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. City of Missoula v. Shumway

3. “[S]ufficiency of the evidence may be challenged on appeal even if the issue is not raised by the defendant at trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McCoy v. People