State v. Chavez’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. “'sufficient evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the defendant or the requesting party, that would have supported the instruction.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Becker · State v. Turner

2. “'When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged in a criminal case, this court reviews the evidence in a light most favorable to the State to determine whether a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

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

3. “'[t]here is no requirement that a criminal defendant challenge the sufficiency of the evidence before the trial court to preserve it for appeal.'”

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