455 So. 2d 189 - Gratton v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
June 1998
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 368 So. 2d 871 - Cumbo v. State · Skelton v. City of Birmingham · 391 So. 2d 133 - Dolvin v. State · Isaacs v. United States · Moore v. Illinois
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The identity of the accused may be established by the discovery of his fingerprints at the scene.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“It is equally as settled that convictions occurring prior to the effective date of the Habitual Felony Offender Statute may be used for enhanced punishment purposes. Lidge v. State , 419 So.2d 610 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied , 419 So.2d 616 (Ala. 1982).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.