Daly v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Section 13A-6-4 originally included the `imperfect defense' doctrine where defendant was not wholly justified or excused in an intentional or reckless killing, but, at the same time, he was partially justified because he caused the death in the good faith but unreasonable belief that he had grounds for justification (self-defense, use of force in making arrest, necessity, duress, etc.) and is excused to the extent that he should not be held 100% liable for murder or manslaughter (voluntary), but liable only for the crime of criminally negligent homicide. The doctrine has never been formalized under Alabama law, except to the extent that sometimes whether defendant acted reasonably or rashly, hastily or without good judgment, becomes a state of mind closer to `negligence' than `malice' or `intentional,' and is placed by the jury in a manslaughter category. The 1979 legislature repealed the `imperfect defense' provision."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 439 So. 2d 199 - Quates v. State

2. “"A person commits the crime of criminally negligent homicide if he causes the death of another person by criminal negligence."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 439 So. 2d 199 - Quates v. State