State v. Rucker’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of an alternative means crime, 'sufficient evidence must support each of the alternative means charged to ensure that the verdict is unanimous as to guilt.' An alternative means crime is one that can be committed in more than one way. [Citations omitted.]”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Davis · State v. Reynolds

2. “(b) Aggravated burglary is, without authority, entering into or remaining within any: (1) Dwelling in which there is a human being, with intent to commit a felony, theft or sexually motivated crime therein; (2) building, manufactured home, mobile home, tent or other structure which is not a dwelling in which there is a human being, with intent to commit a felony, theft or sexually motivated crime therein; or (3) vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, railroad car or other means of conveyance of persons or property in which there is a human being, with intent to commit a felony, theft or sexually motivated crime therein.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Reynolds

3. “'A conviction of even the gravest offense can be based entirely on circumstantial evidence and the inferences fairly deducible therefrom. If an inference is a reasonable one, the jury has the right to make the inference.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Buck-Schrag