Carr v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

23 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Each count of the complaint [indictment] charged the defendant with having received, in one form or another, money from Mrs. Rice. On one aspect of the evidence, he received only a check from her directly or indirectly. Obviously a check is not money, and obviously also unless he did receive money of hers, the jury should have acquitted him.” 104 Ala. 56 , 16 South. 160 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 17 Ala. App. 116 - Hendrix v. State · 388 So. 2d 211 - Airhart v. State

2. “"If the jury believed this evidence, they could not have found the defendant guilty. Under it, all he ever received from Mrs. Rice was the check for $5,000, and not money or bank notes, as alleged in the first and second counts of the indictment, to the amount of $1,600.90; and under it there was no special deposit by Mrs. Rice of $1,600.90, or any other sum, with the defendant, or with the Tuscumbia Banking Company. It may be that , conceding the truth of this evidence, the defendant would still be guilty of embezzling the check, but that charge is not made in this case. . . . "Each count of the complaint charges the defendant with having received, in one form or another, money from Mrs. Rice. On one aspect of the evidence, he received only a check from her, directly or indirectly. Obviously, a check is not money; and obviously, also, unless he did receive money of hers, the jury should have acquitted him." (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 388 So. 2d 211 - Airhart v. State