48 Va. App. 605 - Thomas v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
73
cited by 73 later decisions
1
states following
August 2018
most recently cited
73 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Person v. Miller · 41 Va. App. 658 - Crowder v. Commonwealth · United States v. Dior · 46 Va. App. 234 - Stevens v. Commonwealth · Graham v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“the highest degree of appellate deference.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“relevant question is, after reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“ask itself whether it believes that the evidence at the trial established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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