Harris v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 60 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 63 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We think, then, the rule in Alabama should be consonant with the weight of authority to the effect that if the rendition warrant is defective but is accompanied by allied papers, either on the return to the writ of habeas corpus or introduced on the trial, which when taken together with the warrant, show that the executive of the asylum state did in fact have before him the necessary jurisdictional matters, viz. the documents required for the issuance of the warrant, then the prisoner is not illegally restrained.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Self v. People · 50 Ala. App. 1 - Martin v. State

2. ““IT APPEARS from the attached documents, which are hereby certified to be authentic, that James Leland Johnson stands convicted of or stands charged with the crime of Forgery committed in Spartanburg County, State of South Carolina, on or about the 26th day of October, 1963, and it has been represented to me that such Fugitive was present in this State at the time of the commission of such crime. “It has been represented to me further that such Fugitive has broken the terms of his probation and has fled from the justice of this State and taken refuge in the State of Alabama. “THEREFORE, pursuant to the Constitution and Laws of the United States in such cases, I request that you cause James Leland Johnson to be apprehended and delivered to H. C. Giles and/ór T. Jerome Norton and/or Leonard Olin Watkins who is hereby authorized to receive him and convey him to the State of South Carolina, there to be dealt with according to law.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aldio v. State · 45 Ala. App. 40 - Johnson v. State

3. ““Whereas, I have this day demanded of the Executive Authority of the State of Alabama the surrender of Walter Leon Pierce fugitive from justice, charged with the crime of Non-support of minor child, as shown by Affidavit made before a Florida Magistrate, and Warrant, committed in the County of Leon and State of Florida.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pierce v. Holcombe