State v. Reyes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[T]he trial justice must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state, without weighing the evidence or assessing the credibility of the witnesses, and draw all reasonable inferences that are consistent with guilt. * * * If the evidence viewed in such a light is sufficient to warrant a jury verdict of guilty beyond ■ a-reasonable doubt, the motion [should be] denied.” State v. Reyes, 671 A.2d 1236, 1237 (R.I.1996) (quoting State v. Clark, 603 A.2d 1094, 1097-98 (R.I.1992)).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Teixeira

2. “Possession of an object can be either actual or constructive. Constructive possession of an object occurs when an individual exercises dominion and control over such object even though it is not within his immediate physical possession.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Antonia Trinidad Aybar-Alejo V Immigration and Naturalization Service

3. “reasoned that defendant had constructive possession of the weapon.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Houston v. Commonwealth