439 So. 2d 813 - Golden v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The purpose of establishing a chain of custody is to show to a reasonable probability that there has been no tampering with an item of evidence. Congo v. State , 409 So.2d 475 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981). Identification and continuity of possession must be sufficiently established to afford ample assurance of the authenticity of the item. To establish a sufficient predicate for admission into evidence, it must be shown that there was no break in the chain of custody of the item. Ex parte Yarber , 375 So.2d 1231 (Ala. 1978)."”

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

2. “[c]onfessions are not rendered inadmissible because they have been obtained by propounding to the accused questions assuming his guilt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 646 So. 2d 692 - Underwood v. State

3. “a confession is not made inadmissible because the accused is told that it is better for him to tell the truth.”

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