48 Ala. App. 154 - King v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Comment on the failure of the appellant to testify in his own behalf is highly improper. This does not mean, however, that the prosecutor may not comment on the character and strength of the State’s evidence. Littlefield v. State, 36 Ala. App. 507 , 63 So.2d 565 . In determining whether the prosecution’s statement is a comment on the failure of the appellant to testify, the statement must be viewed in its context and in the light of what has transpired. Broadway v. State, 257 Ala. 414 , 60 So.2d 701 ; Washington v. State, 259 Ala. 104 , 65 So.2d 704 .””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 51 Ala. App. 651 - Adair v. State · 54 Ala. App. 90 - George v. State

2. “If the evidence showed that death was caused by a pistol intentionally fired at the person killed, unless self-defense is proved, the offense is either murder or manslaughter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 450 So. 2d 473 - Davis v. State