Atchison v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is not permissible to single out a juror or jurors in argument and appeal to their fears or prejudices. In Little v. State, 18 Ala.App. 98 , 89 So. 303 , the former Court of Appeals said: ‘[Further] The court, in ruling on an objection to the remark of the solicitor, said: “Yes, it is no difference how any individual juror feels or would like to be treated. You can argue the effect it would have on society,” etc. This was entirely proper. It is the duty of the court to direct the trial and to keep the argument of counsel.within legal rules.’ “[And then] Also see The Alabama Lawyer, Vo l. 33, p. 222.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hill v. State

2. “It is not permissible to single out a juror or jurors in argument and appeal to their fears or prejudices.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 515 So. 2d 721 - Cason v. State

3. “is a legal battle, a combat in a sense, and not a parlor social affair.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 348 So. 2d 517 - Price v. State