Colbert v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
December 2009
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Almanza v. State · Geesa v. State · Dinkins v. State · Paulson v. State · Bright Co. v. Hamman
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“1.) A reasonable doubt is a doubt based on reason and common sense after a careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence in the case; 2.) It is the kind of doubt that would make a reasonable person hesitate to act in the most important of his own affairs; and 3.) Proof beyond a reasonable doubt therefore must be proof of such a convincing character that you would be willing to rely and act upon it without hesitation in the most important of your own affairs.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Vosberg v. State · Colbert 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.