United States v. Sims’s Empirical Analysis
895 F.2d 326 · 1990
Citation profile
29 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · United States v. Patrick · United States v. Grier · United States v. Anthony T. MacHi and United States of America v. Frank A. Calarco
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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“As long as the instructions treat the issue fairly and adequately, they will not be interfered with on appeal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.