State v. Legnon’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
June 1992
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · 404 So. 2d 954 - State v. Williams · 452 So. 2d 687 - State v. Andrews · 403 So. 2d 1230 - State v. Lemoine · 439 So. 2d 398 - State v. Laurendine
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the defendant waives all rights to a trial by jury”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“... defendant's slurred speech, wavering stance, and the distinct odor of alcohol on his breath provided evidence by which any rational trier of fact could have found this defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime of driving while intoxicated.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Bennett
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.