428 Pa. Super. 494 - Commonwealth v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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

1. ““In passing upon such a motion [in arrest of judgment], the sufficiency of the evidence must be evaluated upon the entire trial record. All of the evidence must be read in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth and it is entitled to all reasonable inferences arising therefrom. The effect of such a motion is to admit all the facts which the Common wealth’s evidence tends to prove.” [Citations omitted.] [emphasis in original.] Commonwealth v. Tabb, 417 Pa. 13, 16 , 207 A.2d 884, 886 (1965); Commonwealth v. Winebrenner, 439 Pa. 73, 77-78 , 265 A.2d 108 (1970); Commonwealth v. Terenda, 433 Pa. 519, 523 , 252 A.2d 635 (1969); Commonwealth v. Hazlett, 429 Pa. 476, 478 , 240 A.2d 555 (1968). In order for a trial court to properly grant a criminal defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment on the ground of insufficient evidence, “it must be determined that accepting all of the evidence and all reasonable inferences therefrom, upon which, if believed [the verdict could properly have been based], it would be nonetheless insufficient in law to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the [defendant] is guilty of the crime charged.” Commonwealth v. Blevins, 453 Pa. 481, 483 , 309 A.2d 421, 422 (1973); Commonwealth v. Froelich, 458 Pa. 104, 106 , 326 A.2d 364 (1974); Commonwealth v. Winebrenner, supra; Commonwealth v. Terenda, supra.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 442 Pa. Super. 231 - Commonwealth v. Melechio