People v. Nowack’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 18 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] reviewing court is required to draw all reasonable inferences and make credibility choices in support of the jury's verdict.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 322 Mich. App. 690 - People of Michigan v. Dalton Duane Carll · People v. Moorer

2. “`Even in a case relying on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution need not negate every reasonable theory consistent with the defendant's innocence, but need merely introduce evidence sufficient to convince a reasonable jury in the face of whatever contradictory evidence the defendant may provide.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Solmonson · 323 Mich. App. 202 - People of Michigan v. Kathleen Louise Williams

3. “intentional act creating an obvious fire hazard to the dwelling of another, done without justification ... might well be characterized as 'wilful' ... and would certainly be malicious, but as the law has developed it is a mistake to assume that the phrase 'wilful and malicious,' when found in the definition of common-law arson, adds some distinct requirement not included in the word 'malicious' alone”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Pfeiffer