78 So. 3d 864 - State v. Richards’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
February 2019
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Graham v. Florida · 448 So. 2d 676 - State v. Captville · 488 So. 2d 965 - State v. Rosiere · 796 So. 2d 649 - State v. Neal
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“|sWhen reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, Louisiana appellate courts are controlled by the standard enunciated in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979). Under this standard, the appellate court “must determine that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, was sufficient to convince a rational trier of fact that all of the elements of the crime had been proved beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. Neal, 00-0674 (La.6/29/01) 796 So.2d 649, 657 (citing State v. Captville, 448 So.2d 676, 678 (La.1984)). When circumstantial evidence is used to prove the commission of the offense, La. R.S. 15:438 requires that “assuming every fact to be proved that the evidence tends to prove, in order to convict, it must exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence.” Neal, 796 So.2d at 657 . Ultimately, all evidence, both direct and circumstantial must be sufficient under Jackson to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to a rational jury. Id. (citing State v. Rosiere, 488 So.2d 965, 968 (La.1986)).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The determination of credibility is a question of fact within the sound discretion of the trier of fact and will not be disturbed unless clearly contrary to the evidence.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“It is not the function of the appellate court to assess the credibility of witnesses or reweigh the evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Gabriel
How this case has been treated — in progress
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