Alford v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The sufficiency of an indictment is measured by two criteria under the Due Process' Clause: first, it' must “sufficiently apprise a defendant of the criminal conduct for which he is called to answer;” second, the indictment and instructions together must provide adequate specificity so as to allow the defendant to “plead acquittal or conviction as a defense” against future indictment and punishment for the same offense:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Stephen Bartley v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

2. “[t]he testimony regarding marijuana and alcohol use by Appellant and forced use by the children was necessary for a full presentation of the case....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Whaley v. Commonwealth