State v. Julie Long’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When passing on 'a trial justice's denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal, this Court applies the same standard as the trial justice.' " State v. Long , 61 A.3d 439 , 445 (R.I. 2013) (quoting State v. Lynch , 19 A.3d 51 , 56 (R.I. 2011) ). "A motion for a judgment of acquittal should be granted only if the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, is insufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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

2. “This Court examines the instructions in their entirety to ascertain the manner in which a jury of ordinary intelligent lay people would have understood them, * * * and * * * review[s the] challenged portions * * * in the context in which they were rendered.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kendall Whitaker v. State of Rhode Island

3. “When passing on 'a trial justice's denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal, this Court applies the same standard as the trial justice.'”

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