Alexander v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 12 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"We have determined that the physical or real evidence in question and obtained by the officers was in effect by coercion, but it should be emphasized that no physical force was used, or threats made, nor was brutality involved so as to bring the case within the prohibition of Rochin v. People of California, supra. And as said in Davis v. State, Md., supra [ 189 Md. 640 , 57 A.2d 289 ], we think there is no substantial difference between obtaining a specimen of blood or breath from an accused, under ordinary circumstances, and obtaining fingerprints or physical property, the possession of which is a pertinent issue in the charge against him." 305 P.2d at page 584 .”

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

2. “"But the prohibition of compelling a man in a criminal court to be a witness against himself is a prohibition of the use of physical or moral compulsion to extract communications from him, not an exclusion of his body as evidence when it may be material."”

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

3. “"He had refused to take the test as was his right so to do. He had the right under the law to stand on that refusal. Toms v. State, 95 Okl.Cr. 60 239 P.2d 812 ."”

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