Dixon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 17 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When considering sufficiency challenges on appeal, we will not invade the province of the jury by weighing the evidence or judging witnesses' credibility. Our review is confined to considering only the evidence most favorable to the State, together with all reasonable and logical inferences which may be drawn therefrom, in order to determine whether each element of the alleged offense has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The verdict will not be disturbed on the basis of insufficient evidence unless there is an absence of substantial probative evidence upon a material element of the offense, or the evidence is without conflict and leads to but one reasonable conclusion, which is contrary to the conclusion reached by the trier of fact.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Barger v. State · Barger v. State

2. “`It cannot be said therefore that the erroneous instructions ... did not prejudice appellant's rights and bring about a verdict of guilty upon a theory for which there is no basis in the affidavits upon which he was tried.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Kelly v. State · Potter v. State

3. “"(a) A person engages in conduct "intentionally', if, when he engages in the conduct, it is his conscious objective to do so. (b) A person engages in conduct 'knowingly' if, when he engages in the conduct, he is aware of a high probability that he is doing so."”

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