422 So. 2d 809 - Lollar 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. “'[I]n order to avail himself of the alleged error, the defendant must show himself free from fault or negligence in discovering the juror's disqualification.'”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Knight v. State · Fisher v. State

2. “'Where a defendant challenges *Page 501 a petit juror after a verdict, the initial inquiry is whether the disqualification was a ground for the juror being mandatorily excused as a petit juror, and, secondly, whether the defendant exercised due diligence to keep the unqualified venireman off the jury.' Lollar v. State , 422 So.2d 809 , 811 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982) (citing Beasley v. State , 39 Ala. App. 182 , 185 , 96 So.2d 693 (1957)).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Knight v. State · Fisher v. State

3. “'notice of facts which ought to have elicited inquiry on his part which, if pursued with reasonable diligence, would have disclosed' the bases of challenge for cause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 577 So. 2d 541 - Bradley v. State