451 So. 2d 422 - Roberts v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Here, the inference of knowledge and control, on the basis of human experience and with the application of common sense, is a probable and natural explanation of the facts proven, and logically flows from those facts. See 29 Am.Jur.2d Evidence Section 162 (1967). 'It is a logical and reasonable deduction from the evidence and is not supposition or conjecture.' Thomas v. State , 363 So.2d 1020 , 1022 (Ala.Cr.App. 1978) . .. "The trier of fact is 'under a duty to draw whatever permissible inferences it may from circumstantial evidence and to base its verdict on whatever permissible inferences it chooses to draw.' Gullatt v. State , 409 So.2d 466 , 472 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981)." Roberts v. State , 451 So.2d 422 , 425 (Ala.Cr.App. 1984).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 549 So. 2d 589 - Helton v. State

2. “"In reviewing the issue of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, this Court must accept as true the evidence presented by the State, view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, and accord the State all legitimate inferences therefrom. Johnson v. State , 378 So.2d 1164 , 1169 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. quashed, Ex parte Johnson , 378 So.2d 1173 (Ala. 1979); Cumbo v. State , 368 So.2d 871 , 874 (Ala.Cr.App. 1978), cert. denied, Ex parte Cumbo , 368 So.2d 877 (Ala. 1979)."”

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

3. “The trier of fact is 'under a duty to draw whatever permissible inferences it may from circumstantial evidence and to base its verdict on whatever permissible inferences it chooses to draw.' Gullatt v. State , 409 So.2d 466 , 472 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 549 So. 2d 589 - Helton v. State