Trammell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(b) In a nonjury trial, if a motion for dismissal is to be made, it shall be made at the close of all of the evidence. The motion for dismissal shall state the specific grounds therefor. If the defendant moved for dismissal at the conclusion of the prosecution’s evidence, then the motion must be renewed at the close of all of the evidence. (c) The failure of a defendant to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence at the times and in the manner required in subsections (a) and (b) above will constitute a waiver of any question pertaining to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict or judgment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. J.R. v. State · Jones v. State

2. “(a)(1) A person commits the offense of terroristic threatening in the first degree if: (A) With the purpose of terrorizing another person, he threatens to cause death or serious physical injury or substantial property damage to another person; (2)Terroristic threatening in the first degree is a Class D felony.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 78 Ark. App. 103 - Roberts v. State