46 Va. App. 234 - Stevens v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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44 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`This familiar standard gives full play to the responsibility of the trier of fact fairly to resolve conflicts in the testimony, to weigh the evidence, and to draw reasonable inferences from basic facts to ultimate facts.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 49 Va. App. 389 - Neel v. Commonwealth · 57 Va. App. 1 - Atkins v. Com.

2. “`any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 57 Va. App. 1 - Atkins v. Com. · 47 Va. App. 194 - Ohin v. Commonwealth

3. “A. Any person who, as a result of driving under the influence in violation of clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of § 18.2-266 or any local ordinance substantially similar thereto unintentionally causes the death of another person, shall be guilty of involuntary manslaughter. B. If, in addition, the conduct of the defendant was so gross, wanton and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life, he shall be guilty of aggravated involuntary manslaughter, a felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one nor more than 20 years, one year of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 47 Va. App. 411 - Wyatt v. Commonwealth