977 So. 2d 329 - Boyd v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

48 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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “point in favor of the defendant on any element of the offense with sufficient force that reasonable men could not have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty,”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sneed v. State · 995 So. 2d 94 - Jordan v. State

2. “having in mind the beyond a reasonable doubt burden of proof standard, reasonable fair-minded men in the exercise of impartial judgment might reach different conclusions on every element of the offense,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 995 So. 2d 94 - Jordan v. State · 992 So. 2d 1213 - Ude v. State

3. “should reverse only where, with respect to one or more elements of the offense charged, the evidence so considered is such that reasonable and fair-minded jurors could only find the accused not guilty.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Richard Lamar Green v. State of Mississippi · 995 So. 2d 94 - Jordan v. State