Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"In all cases in which the death penalty has been imposed, the Court of Criminal Appeals shall notice any plain error or defect in the proceedings 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 right of the appellant."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 507 So. 2d 1351 - Ex Parte Johnson · 507 So. 2d 1337 - Johnson v. State

2. “`When reviewing the propriety of a trial court's jury charge, this Court must consider the charge as a whole, in its totality, without isolating statements, which individually may appear prejudicial, from the context in which they were made.' Johnson v. State, 399 So.2d 859, 865 (Ala.Cr.App. 1979).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garrison v. State · 500 So. 2d 96 - Spears v. State

3. “The jury, by bringing back the general verdict of guilty, in full compliance with the trial judge's instructions, convicted the appellant of the very crime charged in the indictment. Ex Parte Clements v. State , 370 So.2d 723 (Ala. 1979).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 499 So. 2d 802 - Gwynne v. State · 435 So. 2d 1371 - Crowe v. State