De La Rosa v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
December 1994
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wilson v. State · Johnson v. State · Bradley v. Quality Service Tank Lines
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he testimony of Antonio Mendoza [one of the patrons in the bar] shows that Melba [the boy's aunt] was already pulling John David to the back of the bar during the struggle between appellant, Joe Lee, and Juan Mata. Melba testified ... that John David fell into her arms, and that she then dragged him to the back of the bar. If the testimony of Mendoza and Melba Ramos was believed by the jury, it is obvious that the shot which hit John David was fired before Joe Lee collapsed on the floor, and before Juan Mata obtained possession of the gun.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“view[ed] the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury verdict, and [could] ... uphold the conviction only if a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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