851 So. 2d 921 - State v. Tate’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 452 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 457 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   13 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Thomas · State v. Shaw

2. “A. First degree murder is the killing of a human being: [[Image here]] (3) When the offender has a specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm upon more than one person. [[Image here]] (6) When the offender has the specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm while engaged in the distribution, exchange, sale, or purchase, or any attempt thereof, of a controlled dangerous substance....”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kelly · 879 So. 2d 870 - State v. Newman

3. “only to the extent necessary to guarantee the fundamental protection of due process of law.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Trung Le · 857 So. 2d 1153 - State v. Terrick