484 So. 2d 503 - Ex Parte Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “After Susan Collins left with the boys, Jackie turned off the lights, turned up the television and fired six shots randomly in the direction of the adults. " (emphasis added) (Brief of appellant p. 18). "Although assault in the third degree includes an act whereby the defendant 'causes physical injury by means of a deadly weapon,' the Statute requires that the defendant act with 'criminal negligence.' Code 1975, § 13A-6-22 (a)(3).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 508 So. 2d 295 - Collins v. State

2. “[w]here a defendant has testified to essentially the same facts as those contained in an alleged 'confession,' any error in failing to lay the 'Miranda' or 'voluntariness' predicates before the jury is rendered harmless”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 631 So. 2d 294 - Walker v. State