Kvasnikoff v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
December 1982
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Barnak · Pulakis v. State · Beck v. State · Hughes v. State · Jennings v. State
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he evidence and the inferences to be drawn therefrom are to be viewed in a light most favorable to the state. The question, then, is whether the finding of guilt is supported by substantial evidence, that is, such relevant evidence which is adequate to support a conclusion by a reasonable mind that there was no reasonable doubt as to appellant’s guilt. 6”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jacinth v. State“Manslaughter. Except as provided in §§ 10-30 of this chapter, a person who unlawfully kills another is guilty of manslaughter, and is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than 20 years.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jacinth v. State
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.