374 So. 2d 447 - Allen v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Proof of venue is sufficient in a criminal case if, from all the facts and circumstances adduced, venue can be reasonably inferred by the jury."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 405 So. 2d 159 - Avant v. State · 416 So. 2d 782 - Holm v. State

2. “"Under Alabama law venue is in the county where the offense was committed, and it may be established by circumstantial evidence. Section 15-5-2 , Code of Ala. 1975; Willcutt v. State , 284 Ala. 547 , 226 So.2d 328 (1969). "The body was found in Winston County approximately fifteen to twenty feet off a one lane gravel roadway. There were splatter marks of blood between the body and the roadway. "John H. Kilburn, a State Toxicologist, testified that the death was caused by a shotgun wound to the victim's back. He stated that the victim would have died in less than five minutes and would have lost a large amount of blood. "Jerry Thomas, an investigator for the Alabama Department of Public Safety, testified that he was present at the crime scene when the body was moved. He stated that when the body was turned over a large amount of blood flowed from the wound in the victim's back. He estimated the amount to be a quart. "In the case of State v. Fabian , Miss., 263 So.2d 773 , 775 (1972), it was stated: `[T]he finding of a dead body in a particular *Page 791 county raises a presumption, or supports an inference, that the killing took place there.' The opinion in Fabian , supra, goes on to quote from 22 C.J.S. Criminal Law § 185 (17): "`. . . Aside from any statutory provision, the finding of a body in a county would warrant a finding that the murder was committed in that county. One should not be permitted to escape punishment for murder because he is clever enough to conceal the p”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 416 So. 2d 782 - Holm v. State

3. “Under Alabama law venue is in the county where the offense was committed, and it may be established by circumstantial evidence. Section 15-5-2 , Code of Ala. 1975; Willcutt v. State , 284 Ala. 547 , 226 So.2d 328 (1969).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 416 So. 2d 782 - Holm v. State