36 Ala. App. 449 - Cook v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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17 state decisions

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

1. ““We recognize, of course, the right that the trial judge has to interrogate witnesses. * * * “However, the examination of witnesses is the more appropriate function of counsel, and instances should be rare and conditions exceptional which will justify the presiding judge in conducting frequent and extensive examinations.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moore v. State · 39 Ala. App. 548 - Luker v. State

2. “"In the case at bar we do not conclude that reversible error should be predicated on the sole fact that the judge did propound many questions to witnesses. Our view, however, forces the conclusion that this frequent practice magnified and enlarged the significance and possible injurious effect of the judge's statements to counsel. The statement was: 'Mr. Selman, is it your contention that you don't want all the evidence brought out —.' " Cook , supra at 451 , 57 So.2d 832 (emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 513 So. 2d 1036 - Smith v. State