State v. Cottrell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'sufficient evidence must support each of the alternative means charged to ensure that the verdict is unanimous as to guilt.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Garcia-Martinez · State v. Davis

2. “'the invited-error doctrine does not automatically apply every time a party requests an instruction at trial but then, on appeal, claims the district court erred by giving it. Instead, appellate courts must engage in a searching analysis of the facts of the case to determine whether the complaining party truly invited the error.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 59 Kan. App. 2d 70 - State v. Gutierrez-Fuentes

3. “[A] jury instruction that lists descriptions of how a material element might be satisfied does not, on its own, create alternative means. To hold otherwise would permit a jury instruction to override legislative intent and effectively revise the criminal code.”

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