State v. Steidley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'Appellate review of sufficiency of the evidence is limited to whether the state has introduced sufficient evidence from which a reasonable juror could have found each element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Graham · State v. Lazinger

2. “The trial court abuses its discretion if its ruling is clearly against the logic of the circumstances and is so arbitrary and unreasonable as to shock the sense of justice and indicate a lack of careful consideration.”

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

3. “imposes an affirmative requirement of diligence and good faith on the state to locate records not only in its own possession or control but also in the control of other government personnel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Missouri v. Jafari R. Boss