46 Kan. App. 2d 656 - State v. Waldrup’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘ “In an alternative means case, where a single offense may be committed in more than one way, there must be jury unanimity as to guilt for the single crime charged. Unanimity is not required, however, as to the means by which the crime was committed so long as substantial evidence supports each alternative means. [Citations omitted.] In reviewing an alternative means case, the court must determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found each means of committing the crime proved beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citations omitted.]” ’ ” State v. Wright, 290 Kan. 194, 202 , 224 P.3d 1159 (2010) (quoting State v. Timley, 255 Kan. 286, 289 , 875 P.2d 242 [1994]).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Shaw