United States v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate · 2 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. “But, the privilege of self-incrimination does not preclude the trier of the facts from drawing an adverse inference if justified by the facts.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 532 So. 2d 1207 - White v. State · 585 So. 2d 713 - Corbin v. State

2. “[o]n the basis of this evidence alone common sense and experience tell us that [the defendant] must have known or been aware of the high probability that the checks were stolen.... Such evidence was clearly sufficient to enable the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that [the defendant] knew the checks were stolen.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Woody

3. “[d]irect evidence of a fact is not required. Circumstantial evidence is not only sufficient, but also may be more certain, satisfying and persuasive than direct evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Gates