Clark v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Evidence is insufficient to convict when no rational fact finder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Matthews v. State , 718 N.E.2d 807 , 810-11 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). Retrial is the proper remedy when a conviction is reversed on appeal for error and the evidence at trial was sufficient to support the original conviction. Id.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chris D. Hawkins v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Hampton v. State

2. “(a) A person who, with a child under fourteen (14) years of age, performs or submits to sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct commits child molesting, a Class B felony. However, the offense is a Class A felony if ... it is committed by a person at least twenty-one (21) years of age. (b) A person who, with a child under fourteen (14) years of age, performs or submits to any fondling or touching, of either the child or the older person, with intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the older person, commits child molesting, a Class C felony.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. D'PAFFO v. State

3. “person who, with a child under fourteen (14) years of age, performs or submits to any fondling or touching, of either the child or the older person, with intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the older person, commits child molesting, a Class C felony.”

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