485 So. 2d 806 - Saffold v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[C]ontrol of closing arguments rests in the broad discretion of the trial court and, where no abuse of discretion is found, there is no error. Thomas v. State , 440 So.2d 1216 (Ala.Crim.App. 1983); Robinson v. State , 439 So.2d 1328 (Ala.Crim.App. 1983); Elston v. State , 56 Ala. App. 299 , 321 So.2d 264 (1975). The trial judge can best determine when discussion by counsel is legitimate and when it degenerates into abuse. Hurst v. State , 397 So.2d 203 (Ala.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 397 So.2d 208 (Ala. 1981); Garrett v. State , 268 Ala. 299 , 105 So.2d 541 (1958)."”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thomas v. State · 574 So. 2d 979 - Kitsos v. State

2. “It is well settled that all grounds not specified are waived and that the trial court will not be placed in error on grounds not raised at trial. Blackmon v. State , 449 So.2d 1264 (Ala.Crim.App. 1984); Hughes v. State , 412 So.2d 296 (Ala.Crim.App. 1982); Wyrick v. State , 409 So.2d 969 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981); C. Gamble, McElroy's Alabama Evidence , § 426.01(11) (3rd ed. 1977).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Knox v. State · 578 So. 2d 1377 - Helton v. State