Reilly v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “"The rule has been clearly established in Wyoming by both statute and case law that the burden of proving sanity beyond a reasonable doubt rests upon the State, § 7-242, W.S. 1957; Flanders v. State, 24 Wyo. 81 , 156 P. 39, 42-43 , rehearing denied 156 P. 1121 ; State v. Pressler, 16 Wyo. 214 , 92 P. 806, 809-810 , 15 Ann.Cas. 93. By the statute the legislature has additionally limited the presumption of sanity until evidence to the contrary is introduced."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sanchez v. State

2. “"(a) The prosecution shall prove beyond a reasonable doubt both the commission of the offense charged and the sanity of the defendant at the time of the commission of the offense; provided that the state shall be aided by the presumption that the defendant is sane until evidence to the contrary is presented; and the burden of first going forward and entering evidence of insanity shall be upon the defendant... ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sanchez v. State

3. ““To refuse to examine the record in a ease of this character to determine the existence of substantial evidence would be simpler but would in effect repeal the statutory requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Downs v. State