Bryant v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[i]f the court determines that the petition is not sufficiently specific, or is precluded, or fails to state a claim, or that no material issue of fact or law exists which would entitle the petitioner to relief under this rule and that no purpose would be served by any further proceedings ...."”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Saunders v. State · McMillan v. State

2. ““Bryant’s second amended petition was clearly untimely, having been filed after entry of judgment, and. was properly stricken by the circuit court. See Rule 32.7(b), Ala. R. Crim. P. (‘Amendments to pleadings may be permitted at any stage of the proceedings prior to the entry of judgment.’ (emphasis added)). “Moreover, the striking of Bryant’s second amended' petition was not contrary to ‘Rule 32’s liberal amendment policy,’ as Bryant contends, because although amendments to Rule’ 32 petitions are to be freely granted, that general rule applies only to amendments timely filed before judgment is entered. Because Bryant’s second amended petition was untimely filed after entry of judgment, the circuit court properly refused to consider it.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Morrissette v. State · 233 So. 3d 1010 - Mays v. State

3. “' Bates v. State , 549 So.2d 601 , 609 (Ala.Crim.App.1989) (quoting Gardner v. State , 530 So.2d 250 , 256 (Ala.Crim.App.1987), quoting in turn United States v. Agurs , 427 U.S. 97 , 103, 96 S.Ct. 2392 , 49 L.Ed.2d 342 (1976) ) (some emphasis added).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Morris v. State · 246 So. 3d 163 - Wynn v. State