Byrne v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[A] demurrer to the evidence in substance admits the facts the evidence tends to prove. Akers v. State, Okl.Cr., 323 P.2d 381 (1958). Where there is any competent evidence reasonably tending to sustain the allegations of the charge, the trial court should not sustain a demurrer to the evidence.” 482 P.2d at 622”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Glover v. State · Richardson v. State

2. ““ ‘The test of the sufficiency of an information is whether it alleges every element of the offense intended to be charged, and sufficiently apprises defend ant of what he must be prepared to meet and so defines and identifies the offense that if convicted or acquitted the accused will be able to defend himself against any subsequent prosecution for the same offense.’ ””

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

3. ““ . . . that an information charging defendant with a crime is sufficient if it charges the offense substantially in the language of the statute.” Byrne v. State, Okl.Cr., 482 P.2d 620 (1971).”

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