Mora v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"It is not necessary to offer direct evidence of the [appellant's] actual possession of the contraband. '[Clireumstantial evidence linking together a series of facts' allowing a reasonable inference that the [appellant] had the requisite control and knowledge of the [contraband] is sufficient to show constructive possession. Wise, 654 P.2d at 119 . The court must consider the totality of the circumstances when determining whether sufficient evidence was presented to allow the jury to infer that the [appellant] had the requisite control and knowledge of the contraband. Urrutia v. State, 924 P.2d 965, 967 (Wyo.1996)."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Houghton v. State · Pine v. State

2. “An inference is a process of reasoning by which a fact or proposition is deduced fairly and logically from other facts proven or admitted. An inference is truly evidence. The weight to which it is entitled depends upon the facts and cireumstances of each case * * *,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morris Eugene Grimes v. The State of Wyoming

3. “Plain error exists when 1) the record is clear about the incident alleged as error; 2) there was a transgression of a clear and unequivocal rule of law; and 3) the party claiming the error was denied a substantial right which materially prejudiced him.”

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