8 Haw. App. 595 - State v. Yamashiro’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he evidence and justifiable inferences, considered in the most favorable light for the State, were clearly sufficient to enable a reasonable mind to fairly conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the injuries suffered by the victim constituted “protracted loss or impairment of the function of [a] bodily member or organ” and/or serious permanent disfigurement to his face under HRS § 707-700.”

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

2. “(4) A defendant may be convicted of an offense included in an offense charged in the indictment or the information. An offense is so included when: (a) It is established by proof of the same or less than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged[.]”

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

3. “[p]lain errors or defects affecting substantial rights may be noticed although they were not brought to the attention of the court.”

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