State v. Hanson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘When the state has introduced evidence upon which, if believed by a jury, they may reasonably find the defendant guilty of the crime charged, the state has made out a prima facie case, and the jury, not the judge, ought to pass upon it.’ The jury heard the evidence as offered by the state and the evidence offered in support of appellant’s defense. As indicated above, the trial court permitted wide leeway in letting appellant develop his defense. His defense was also fully covered by the court’s instructions. Thus the question of appellant’s guilt or innocence was fairly and fully submitted to the jury. It is well established by decisions of this Court that ‘The jury are the exclusive judges of the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of the evidence.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Myers