412 So. 2d 312 - Graffeo v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Unless the court has no discretion as to the penalty to be imposed and no power to suspend execution of the sentence, the court shall conduct a sentence hearing, unless waived by the parties with consent of the court. The sentence hearing may commence immediately after a determination of guilt or may be continued to a later date to be set by the court."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 539 So. 2d 410 - Day v. State

2. “In our opinion, Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure — Temporary Rules contemplate a hearing in which there should be no adjudication as to the punishment imposed or whether probation should be granted until both parties conclude their presentation of evidence and utilize their right to be heard.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 539 So. 2d 410 - Day v. State

3. “we are not at liberty to accept appellant's statement as to the reference other than as argument only.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 533 So. 2d 637 - Flanagan v. State