State v. Hambright’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “jurors may use their common knowledge and experience when assessing witness testimony and examining evidence and may apply their understanding of the common, ordinary words.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Ballard

2. “'in a light most favorable to the State to determine whether a rational fact-finder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.'”

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

3. “A common dictionary definition is a good source to discern the ordinary, contemporary, and common meaning of a word.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Wilson