409 So. 2d 965 - Cook v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Intent, 'being a state or condition of the mind, is rarely, if ever, susceptible of direct or positive proof, and must usually be inferred from the facts testified to by witnesses and the circumstances as developed by the evidence.' Pumphrey v. State , 156 Ala. 103 , 47 So. 156 (1908); Hamilton v. State , 283 Ala. 540 , 219 So.2d 369 , cert. denied , 396 U.S. 868 , 90 S.Ct. 134 , 24 L.Ed.2d 121 (1969)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 647 So. 2d 71 - Perry v. State · 437 So. 2d 661 - Andrews v. State

2. “no evidence that appellant got into bed with the victim, kissed her, removed her clothes, took off his clothes, touched her breasts or private parts, or even spoke to her.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 456 So. 2d 1152 - Richardson v. State · 437 So. 2d 661 - Andrews v. State