Atkinson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
July 2012
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 351 So. 2d 972 - McArthur v. State · 401 So. 2d 1343 - State v. Rivers · 71 So. 2d 899 - Mayo v. State · Jaramillo v. State · 405 So. 2d 1015 - Thomas v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“where the only proof of guilt is circumstantial, no matter how strongly the evidence may suggest guilt, a conviction cannot be sustained unless the evidence is inconsistent with any reasonable hypothesis of innocence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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