371 So. 2d 448 - Jacobs v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
March 1985
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Evans v. Alabama · Clements v. State · 361 So. 2d 640 - Jacobs v. State · Easley v. State · 361 So. 2d 607 - Jacobs v. State
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.
“"In all cases in which the death penalty has been imposed, upon review of the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals on certiorari, the Supreme Court may notice any plain error or defect in the proceeding under review, whether or not brought to the attention of the trial court, and take appropriate appellate action by reason thereof, whenever such error has or probably has adversely affected the substantial rights of the petitioner."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ex Parte Harrell“hypertechnically, erroneously, and contrary to its true intent”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ex Parte Harrell
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.