Woods v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 state decisions

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

1. ““ ‘ “The admission or exclusion of evidence is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court.” Taylor v. State, 808 So.2d 1148, 1191 (Ala.Crim.App.2000), aff'd, 808 So.2d 1215 (Ala.2001). “The question of admissibility of evidence is generally left to the discretion of the trial court, and the trial court’s determination on that question will not be reversed except upon a clear showing of abuse of discretion.” Ex parte Loggins, 771 So.2d 1093, 1103 (Ala.2000). In addition, “[t]rial courts are vested with considerable discretion in determining whether evidence is relevant, and such a determination will not be reversed absent plain error or an abuse of discretion.” Hayes v. State, 717 So.2d 30, 36 (Ala.Crim.App.1997).’ “Gavin v. State, 891 So.2d 907, 963 (Ala.Crim.App.2003).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Culver v. State · Banks v. State

2. ““On June 17th, 2004 Birmingham police officers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisholm III, Charles R. Bennett and Michael Collins ■ went to an apartment located at 1619 18th Street, Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama, to serve an arrest warrant on a Nathaniel Woods, who had been identified earlier in the day by these officers as being at this location. Prior to the officers’s arrival at this location, a dispatcher at Fairfield Police Department verified that an assault warrant was valid and unserved on Woods. The officers obtained an NCIC [National Crime Information Center] printout of the outstanding charges and a! photo of Nathaniel Woods. The location of the apartment where the officers had earlier contact with Nathaniel' Woods was in an area comprised primarily of residential homes just a few blocks from the West Precinct of the Birmingham Police Department. “Officers Carlos Owen and Michael Collins went to the. rear- door of the apartment, and Officers Chisholm and Bennett went to the front door of the apartment. Nathaniel Woods came to the rear door with the screen door still in place between the officers and Woods. Officer Owen informed Woods that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. Woods responded with, ‘F-you. I don’t have no warrant.’ ‘Woods was told several times that they had a warrant for his arrest. Officer Chisholm came around to the back of the apartment and from outside the screen door showed Woods the NCIC report and his photo. Woods responded, ‘That’s not me. F”

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

3. ““The State established that Woods and Spencer had engaged in a hostile, profanity-laced ’argument with Officers Owen and Collins on the morning of the shootings, and that'Woods threatened Officer Owen by stating: ‘Take off that badge and I will f-you up.” (R. 501.) Officer Sanders testified that Officer Chisolm had told him that Woods -had taunted the police by saying, ‘You can’t get me,’ and then running into the apartment. (R. 639.) Marquita McClure and Markesha Williams testified that, after the police left, Woods stated that he would kill the police. Fernando Belser testified that' Spencer said that if the police did not stop harassing him, he would ‘light ‘em up,’ and that Woods had said ‘[bjasically the same thing’ Spencer had said. (R. 762.) McClure asked Woods to leave the apartment with her, but Woods told her that he wanted to stay with Spencer in case the police came back. -• “Officer Collins testified that when the officers returned to the apartment to arrest Woods, a man who had been outside said that he wanted no part of what was to take place. When the officers told Woods that they had a warrant for his arrest and attempted to take him into custody^ Woods cursed them and refused to come outside. He told the officers, ‘If you come in here, we’ll f-you up.’ (R. 694.) He then turned and ran toward the back of the apartment, causing the officers to pursue him to the doorway between the kitchen and the living room. Belser had previously testified that no one went be”

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