Wheat v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The rule is, however, that in order to render a verdict objectionable and subject to vacation on the ground that it was a quotient verdict, it devolves upon the assailant of the verdict to show by competent evidence that the jury adopted this plan in arriving at a verdict, and that they agreed in advance to be bound by the result of such proceeding. The vitiating fact is the agreement in advance to abide by the result. Birmingham R., Light Power Co. v. Moore , 148 Ala. 115 , 42 So. 1024 ; Bank of Tallassee v. Elmore Fertilizer Co. , 16 Ala. App. 465 , 78 So. 648 ; Henderson Land Lumber Co. v. Brown , 16 Ala. App. 453 , 78 So. 716 ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 390 So. 2d 1179 - Storie v. State

2. “"The rule has long prevailed in Alabama that, when there are shown figures used by a jury in its deliberations from which a fair inference may be drawn that the verdict was a quotient, the court will so hold, and that it was the result of a previous agreement unless the contrary is shown." (Emphasis supplied)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 390 So. 2d 1179 - Storie v. State