380 So. 2d 351 - Chatman v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The general rule in Alabama is that the invocation and enforcement of the rule of exclusion of witnesses is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court and is normally not subject to appellate review (except for an abuse of that discretion).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 720 So. 2d 961 - Clemons v. State · 516 So. 2d 907 - McGilberry v. State

2. “since any discussion of possible lenient treatment of appellant occurred after appellant's confession, no inducement to confess was present”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ball v. State · Hadley v. State

3. “"Because appellate judges cannot observe the demeanor of the parties at trial nor hear the inflection of their voices, the determination of whether the [party] was at fault rests in the discretion of the trial court, and is not subject to appellate review in the absence of clear abuse. Johnson v. State , 8 Ala. App. 14 , 62 So. 450 , rev'd on other grounds, 183 Ala. 88 , 63 So. 73 (1913)."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 516 So. 2d 907 - McGilberry v. State