Lyle v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"It is not within the province of the Court of Criminal Appeals to review sentences which are within statutorily prescribed limits, as was the sentence in this case. Pickron v. State , 475 So.2d 600 , 601 (Ala.Cr.App. 1985); Maye v. State , 472 So.2d 688 , 690 (Ala.Cr.App. 1985)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 520 So. 2d 235 - Porter v. State · 539 So. 2d 416 - Moore v. State

2. “An indictment is sufficient which with definiteness states the constituents of the offense.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 549 So. 2d 119 - Perry v. State · 584 So. 2d 872 - Holder v. State

3. “The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his name, address and the registration number of the vehicle he is driving, shall upon request exhibit his driver's license to the person struck or the driver or occupant of or person attending any motor or other vehicle collided with or damaged and shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the transportation of, or the making of arrangements for the transportation of such person to a physician or hospital for medical or surgical treatment, if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such transportation is requested by the injured person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dake v. State