Drane v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

229 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 229 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “no reasonable fact-finder could find the elements of the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   85 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robert Weathers v. State of Indiana · Pierre A. Smith, Jr. v. State of Indiana

2. “cireumstan-tial evidence will be deemed sufficient if inferences may reasonably be drawn that enable the trier of fact to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. James Hendricks v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Kenney v. State

3. “Accounting for the trial court's role as finder of fact to decide what evidence to credit, the task for us, as an appellate tribunal, is to decide whether the facts favorable to the verdict represent substantial evidence probative of the elements of the offenses.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commitment of S.T. v. Community Hospital North