Allison v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““On this appeal counsel for appellant argue that error affects this record because counsel who represented the appellant in the murder trial were denied the right to examine the written confessory statement made by the appellant prior to its submission into evidence. The record does not sustain this argument. So far as disclosed no pretrial motion to examine the statement was made, and when during the trial defense counsel did request the court to grant a recess and to permit them to examine the statement, such motion was granted. There is therefore no merit in this contention.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 385 So. 2d 1334 - Winslett v. State

2. ““Counsel for appellant also contend that the court erred in a portion of its oral instructions to the jury. After reading this portion of the oral instructions, it is our conclusion that it correctly and properly stated the legal principle involved, and is in no wise objectionable. Regardless, no objections were made to the oral charge of the court and in the absence of such objections made during the trial, the question cannot be raised for the first time on appeal. Brackin v. State, 31 Ala.App. 228 , 14 So.2d 383 .” See also Segers v. State, 283 Ala. 682 , 220 So.2d 848 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 48 Ala. App. 421 - Darby v. State