51 Ala. App. 19 - Malone v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “nothing more than the affiant's conclusion that the individual named therein had perpetrated the described offense, without setting out any factual basis for such conclusion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 504 So. 2d 347 - Swain v. State · 476 So. 2d 626 - Crittenden v. State

2. “"Before me, Clerk or Magistrate of District Court, this day personally appeared Sara Jackson and made oath that he has probable cause for believing and does believe that within twelve (12) months before the making of this affidavit that Robert Lee Crittenden, a/k/a "Bean", whose name is otherwise unknown to the affiant, he being sixteen years of age or older, did subject to sexual contact [the victim], who was less than twelve years of age, in violation of § 13A-6-66 of the Code of Alabama, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama. SEXUAL ABUSE — First Degree § 13A-6-66 which said offense has been committed against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 476 So. 2d 626 - Crittenden v. State

3. “"The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions from unreasonable seizure or searches, and that no warrants shall issue to search any place or to seize any personal thing without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 476 So. 2d 626 - Crittenden v. State