Gray v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'has (1) the capability to maintain dominion and control of [it]; and (2) the intent to maintain dominion and control over it.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pierre A. Smith, Jr. v. State of Indiana · Anthony A. Keith v. State of Indiana

2. “When reviewing a claim that the evidence introduced at trial was insufficient to support a conviction, we consider only the probative evidence and reasonable inferences that support the trial court’s finding of guilt. We likewise consider conflicting evidence in the light most favorable to the trial court’s finding. It is therefore not necessary that the evidence overcome every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Instead, we will affirm the conviction unless no reasonable trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Annette Pittman v. State of Indiana

3. “(1) a defendant’s incriminating statements; (2) a defendant’s attempting to leave or making furtive gestures; (3) the location of contraband like drugs in settings suggesting manufacturing; (4) the item’s proximity to the defendant; (5) the location of contraband within the defendant’s plain view; and (6) the mingling of contraband with other items the defendant owns.”

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