431 So. 2d 1336 - McCormack v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]here one or more counts of a multicount indictment are sustained by the evidence, a general verdict of guilty, as rendered in the instant case, will be referred to the good count.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 465 So. 2d 1211 - Hutto v. State · 500 So. 2d 100 - Mims v. State

2. “"I'd like to now charge you as to the specific law dealing with the specific offense that we're here for, that's raised in this indictment. The offense that's raised in this two count indictment states the elements of murder and I'd like to tell you and charge you as to the applicable law of the offense of murder. A person commits the crime of murder one, if he causes the death of another person and in performing the act or acts which caused the death of that person, he or she intends to kill that person or if under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to a person other than himself and thereby causes the death of another person. So to sustain the charge of murder in this case, the State by the evidence must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime. First, that Beth Marie Jenkins, the alleged victim in this case, is dead. Secondly, that the Defendant, Suzie Nell Hutto, caused the death of Beth Marie Jenkins, that is that she died as a result of the reckless operation of a motor vehicle by the Defendant. And thirdly, that in committing the acts which caused the death of Beth Marie Jenkins, the Defendant acted with intent or thirdly, that under the circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life, the Defendant acted recklessly in engaging in conduct which created a grave risk of death to a person other than herself and which in fact caused”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 465 So. 2d 1211 - Hutto v. State

3. “"The GRAND JURY of said County charge, that, before the finding of this indictment LORENE SANDERS MIMS whose name is to the Grand Jury otherwise unknown than as stated, did, with the intent to assist Ronnie Knight in the commission of the offense of Rape, to-wit: sexual intercourse with [name omitted], a female under the age of twelve, by the said Ronnie Knight, a person over the age of eighteen, a violation of § 13A-6-61 of the Code of Alabama, assist Ronnie Knight in having sexual intercourse with [name omitted] by forcefully compelling [name omitted] to have sexual intercourse with Ronnie Knight, to-wit: by beating [name omitted] with a cord, in violation of § 13A-6-61 of the Code of Alabama. . . ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 500 So. 2d 100 - Mims v. State