State v. Bryant’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On retrial, the trial judge will instruct the jury fully concerning the nature of the permissive inference established by the statute, assuming of course that there is sufficient evidence introduced at trial to make the inference a rational one. The instructions should indicate that the jury may, but need not, infer that a person intended to commit a felony from the fact of his entry upon the premises of another while masked. The jury should be further instructed that the inference has no effect on the requirement that the State prove all elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.” 585 S.W.2d at 590 .”

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

2. “If any person or persons, disguised or in mask, by day or by night, shall enter upon the premises of another, ... it shall be considered prima facie that his or her intention is to commit a felony, ...”

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