Coshatt v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Other evidence introduced by the State tended to show that the bottles produced by the appellant contained various types of narcotic drugs which were derivatives or compounds of opium or morphine. It was also shown that these drugs were the same that were stolen from a drug store in Birmingham, the pharmacist in the drug store identifying the bottles by a cost mark she had written on each bottle label. ■ “The pharmacist also testified as to the narcotic qualities of the drugs in the various bottles. “[2] The evidence that the bottles of drugs were the same as those stolen from the drug store was properly received in evidence, even though it might ■tend to show the commission of an offense not charged in the indictment. “This evidence shed light on whether the appellant had lawfully acquired possession of the drugs within the provisions of our narcotic law, a material issue in this prosecution. It was therefore relevant and admissible in this aspect. * * * ””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. State · 48 Ala. App. 465 - Pryor v. State

2. ““However, it has been held that this section ‘ “was not intended to abridge the original, inherent power of the court to direct the attention of the jury to undisputed, admitted facts” ’, and ‘ “when the record shows affirmatively that certain facts are clearly shown and not disputed —not made any part of the contention— then it is not error if they be assumed in the charge to be facts, and stated as such without hypothesis.” ’ Vinson v. State, 29 Ala.App. 234 , 194 So. 705, 708 , and cases therein cited.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 50 Ala. App. 215 - Hinkle v. State