Breedlove v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"He had a right to remain silent, that anything he said could and would be used against him in a court of law and that he had a right to an attorney before making a statement, that attorney may be present any time that he is talked to and if he could not afford an attorney, one would be appointed him before an attempt would be made to interview him."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 45 Ala. App. 178 - Lloyd v. State · 227 So. 2d 809 - Lloyd v. State

2. ““The courts of this State have further held that the court may, in its discretion, allow a case to be reopened by the State after defendant had rested. Williams v. State, 26 Ala.App. 531 , 163 So. 663 , cert. den. 231 Ala. 127 , 163 So. 667 ; Nicholson v. State, 149 Ala. 61 , 42 So. 1015 ; Payne v. State, 261 Ala. 397 , 74 So.2d 630 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 57 Ala. App. 4 - Colston v. State

3. ““The Court allowed the State to reopen its case, over objection, for the purpose of proving the value of the car. The reception of additional evidence after the State has closed, but before final argument, to supply an omission, is within the discretion of the trial judge.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 57 Ala. App. 4 - Colston v. State