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← 465 SO2D 1215 - Cox v. State

Cox v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1985

Citation profile

2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 1988
most recently cited

2 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Hall v. United States · 53 Ala. App. 690 - Jones v. State · Jones v. State · Jones v. State

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

  1. “"MRS. SMITHERMAN: This is a bad boy in the community. "MR. JOHNSON: Judge, I object to this. This is improper argument. "THE COURT: I didn't hear it. "MR. JOHNSON: I object. She said this is a bad boy in the community. There's been no evidence whatsoever of that. "THE COURT: Overruled. "MR. JOHNSON: That is improper argument. "THE COURT: Overruled. "MR. JOHNSON: We would ask for a mistrial. "THE COURT: Overruled. "MR. JOHNSON: We except. "THE COURT: Go ahead. "MRS. SMITHERMAN: Was his theory based on the evidence, ladies and gentlemen? This boy is a bad boy in the community. "MR. JOHNSON: Judge, I renew my objection. She's made the same statement this is a bad boy. "THE COURT: I've already overruled it. I overruled it again. Go ahead. "MR. JOHNSON: We except again."”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

How this case has been treated — in progress

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