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1982

Citation profile

16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
January 1996
most recently cited

16 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Gandy v. Alabama · 344 So. 2d 1239 - Smith v. State · 389 So. 2d 961 - Watson v. State · Adkins v. State · 372 So. 2d 378 - Stringer v. State

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

  1. “(R. 7) This argument lacks legal merit. A review of the record indicates that the appellant failed to properly and timely raise this issue for review. Thus, he waived any defect or irregularity in the indictment unless the indictment failed to include an essential element of the offense which left the appellant”
    3 later decisions quote this exact passage
  2. “One ordinarily waives any irregularities in the indictment by appearing and pleading in the trial court, and a plea to the merits is considered an admission of a valid indictment.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.