Blair v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The rule was stated in State ex rel. Payne v. Empire Life Ins. Co., 351 So.2d 538, 544 (Ala.1977): “ ‘When bias and prejudice are the stated grounds for recusal, the general rule is: “ ‘ “It is actual existence of prejudice on the part of the judge, not the mere apprehension of it by a party which disqualifies. Further, the disqualifying prejudice of a judge does not necessarily comprehend every bias, partiality, or prejudice which he may entertain with reference to the case, but must be of a character calculated to impair seriously his impartiality and sway his judgment, and must be strong enough to overthrow the presumption of his integrity ...” Duncan v. Sherill, 341 So.2d 946, 947 (Ala.1977).’ ””

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

2. “in a criminal prosecution for the possession or sale of a controlled substance, the accused has a right to inspect a sample of the substance and to have it inspected by his own experts.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 560 So. 2d 1100 - Jackson v. State

3. “[B]y withdrawing his objection, defense counsel has waived any alleged error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 652 So. 2d 769 - Knight v. State