53 So. 3d 615 - State v. Materre’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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

1. “When circumstantial evidence forms the basis for the conviction, such evidence must exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. La.R.S. 15:438. The court does not determine whether another possible hypothesis suggested by the defendant could afford an exculpatory explanation of the events; rather, when evaluating the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the court determines whether the possible alternative hypothesis is sufficiently reasonable that a rational juror could not have found proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt under Jackson v. Virginia, supra. State v. Davis, 92-1623 (La.5/23/94), 637 So.2d 1012 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 69 So. 3d 1240 - State v. Trahan

2. “Jurisprudence shows that the common element in negligent homicide cases involving firearms is a finding that a defendant acted in an unreasonably dangerous or unsafe manner at the time of the discharge of his weapon. State v. Materre, 2009-1666 (La.App. 4th Cir.12/08/10) 53 So.3d 615 , writ denied, 2011-0090 (La.09/02/11) 68 So.3d 524 ,”

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

3. “the resolution of which depends upon a determination of the credibility of the witnesses, the matter is one of the weight of the evidence, not its sufficiency.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 262 So. 3d 312 - State v. Baugh