Manson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(i)t is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or *Page 786 indirectly”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Buffo v. State · 358 So. 2d 782 - Van Antwerp v. State

2. “"(We hold that henceforth a failure by the defendant in a criminal case to raise proper objection to the composition of a grand or petit jury, including, but not limited to, the constitutional ground of the jury selection process, before entering upon the trial of the case on its merits, constitutes a waiver of his right to do so, subject, of course, to the recognized exceptions of fraud and as to matters which were not known, or by the exercise of due diligence, could not have been known, before trial." Williams v. State , Ala., 342 So.2d 1328 at 1330 (1977).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Griffin v. State · 372 So. 2d 385 - Thigpen v. State

3. “"The quoted provision of the statute is in all respects, other than in the insertion of the word `offer' and that which is necessary to a delineation between the area of sovereignty of Alabama and that of the United States, identical with the language of Rule 10b-5 [ 17 C.F.R. § 240 . 10b-5] of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to its authority under the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. § 77a , et. seq.) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. § 78a , et. seq.)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Buffo v. State · 415 So. 2d 1146 - Buffo v. State