401 So. 2d 314 - McCloud v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Circumstantial evidence may afford satisfactory proof of the corpus delecti in a murder and/or robbery prosecution, and if facts are presented from which the jury may reasonably infer that the crime has been committed, the question must be submitted to the jury. Dolvin v. State, Ala., 391 So.2d 133 (1980); Griffin v. State, Ala. Cr.App., 393 So.2d 523 (1981); Hopson [v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 352 So.2d 500 (1976)], supra.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 530 So. 2d 849 - Wallace v. State · 500 So. 2d 1232 - Tarver v. State

2. “"In reviewing a conviction based on circumstantial evidence, this court must view that evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution. The test to be applied is whether the jury might reasonably find that the evidence excluded every reasonable hypothesis except that of guilt; not whether such evidence excludes every reasonable hypothesis but guilt, but whether a jury might reasonably so conclude."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 530 So. 2d 849 - Wallace v. State

3. “"`The corpus delicti is a fact, proof of which may be made by circumstantial evidence. If there is a reasonable inference deducible from the evidence of its existence, the court must submit the question of the sufficiency and weight of the evidence tending to support that inference to the jury.' (citation omitted)"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boyington v. State