Collier v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The Court of Criminal Appeals held: “Under the language of the indictment, and pursuant to §§ 13A-10-42 and 13A-10-43, Dwayne’s culpability could stem only from rendering criminal assistance in a manner that prevented Anthony’s discovery or apprehension. Once Anthony was in custody, Dwayne could not have prevented investigators from discovering or apprehending him. Because Dwayne made his false statements after Anthony was apprehended, and because Dwayne’s moving of the gun into the woods did not prevent the discovery or apprehension of Anthony, the State failed to present a prima facie case of hindering prosecution, as alleged in the indictment, and the trial court should have granted Dwayne’s motion for a judgment of acquittal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte State

2. ““did, with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of [Anthony], hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of [Anthony], for an offense constituting a Class A or B felony, to-wit: Murder, in rendering criminal assistance by concealing the shotgun used to kill Edward Dickinson and/or falsely reporting to law enforcement that he shot Edward Dickinson, in violation of § 13A-10-43, [Ala.Code 1975].””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte State

3. ““A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution ... if with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a murder ..., he renders criminal assistance to such person.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex parte State