Hansen v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"At the outset, we note that the Supreme Court of Alabama, in Bracewell v. State , Ala., [ 401 So.2d 123 (1979), reversed on other grounds, 449 U.S. 915 , 101 S.Ct. 312 , 66 L.Ed.2d 143 (1980),] in determining the effective date of a statute applicable to juveniles, stated: "Absent a clear expression in the Statute to the contrary, we think the law applicable at the time of the offense was intended to govern the offense, the offender, and all proceedings incident thereto, and we so hold. [Emphasis added.]"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 429 So. 2d 682 - Robinson v. State · 418 So. 2d 171 - Stoner v. State

2. “At the outset, we note that the Supreme Court of Alabama, in Bracewell v. State , Ala., [ 401 So.2d 123 (1979), reversed on other grounds, 449 U.S. 915 , 101 S.Ct. 312 , 66 L.Ed.2d 143 (1980),] in determining the effective date of a statute applicable to juveniles, stated:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 418 So. 2d 171 - Stoner v. State