429 So. 2d 636 - Burrell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “"(a) A person commits the crime of possession of burglar's tools if he: "(1) Possesses any explosive, tool, instrument or other article adapted, designed or commonly used for committing or facilitating the commission of an offense involving forcible entry into premises or theft by a physical taking; and "(2) Intends to use the thing possessed in the commission of an offense of the nature described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section."”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. White v. State · McGlon v. State

2. “"In our opinion, when a defendant, through his counsel, freely admits his conviction of a crime, unless he qualifies his admission, he admits all of the ingredients needed to prove the conviction of the crime."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Whitt v. State · 645 So. 2d 349 - Craig v. State

3. ““[I]f the language of § 13A-7-8 were construed to require that ‘burglar’s tools’ be especially manufactured and designed for burglarious purposes, it would be almost impossible to convict because very few, if any, tools are manufactured for burglarious purposes. It is, however, difficult to enumerate any tool used in legitimate industry that cannot be used by burglars ‘from the bungler to the expert.’ [Citation omitted.] Restricting the application of § 13A-7-8 to only those tools specifically and especially designed for burglars would emasculate the statute.” Burrell v. State, 429 So.2d 636, 639 (Ala.Cr.App.1982).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. White v. State · 505 So. 2d 1065 - Poole v. State