Griffin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “1. The papers accompanying the requisition warrant from the Governor of Maryland to the Governor of Alabama were not properly authenticated within the meaning of our extradition statutes. 2. The warrant from the demanding > State to which were attached supporting papers .-was not sealed or bound together'-in such manner that there could not be an addition dr detachment from these papers.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Peacock v. State

2. ““It is not necessary for our Governor to have the formal authentication required under the full Faith and Credit Clause, so long as the Governor of the demanding state authenticates the validity of the required indictment, or other statutorily approved accusation.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. State