Alo v. Olim’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · Doyle v. Ohio · Texas v. Louisiana · Central Illinois Public Service Co. v. United States · Chapman v. United States
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Q Mr. Alo, at the time you talked to or Detective Springer 1 talked to you, had you told any police officer what you told us today? A No, I didn’t. Q Since talking to Detective Springer, have you told any police officers, police department, the story you have told us today? A I don’t recall. Q Mr. Alo, when you talked to Detective Springer did you tell him the story that you told us this afternoon? A No, I didn’t. DEFENSE COUNSEL: Your Hon- or,... THE WITNESS: I don’t remember. DEFENSE COUNSEL: ..I would again object to this line of questioning regarding defendant’s assertion of his right to remain silent. THE COURT: Overruled. Q What was your answer, Mr. Alo? A I don’t remember. Q You mean to say, Mr. Alo, that you are accused of the crime of attempted murder and you don’t recall whether you talked to any police officers after you were arrested? A I knew I talked to a police officer. I don’t recall his name. Q You explained to him that you weren’t the one, Mr. Alo? You didn’t do that? A I didn’t do it. Q But, now, at the time of trial you come in and tell us that you didn’t do it. A I didn’t do it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Alo v. Olim“Q You mean to say, Mr. Alo, that you are accused of the crime of attempted murder and you don’t recall whether you talked to any police officers after you were arrested? Q You explained to him that you weren’t the one, Mr. Alo? You didn’t do that? Q But, now, at the time of trial you come in and tell us that you didn’t do it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Alo v. Olim“[the officer] asked me, “Where is your girl friend?” I told him, “Where is she? I thought she was in the apartment.” And then he told me, “You know what happened,” and I told him, “I don’t know. I just came back from a walk.” And then he put the handcuffs on me and he took me downstairs.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Alo v. Olim
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