King v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[I]t is highly improper for attorneys, particularly prosecutors, to state their personal opinions during closing arguments. Moseley v. State , 448 So.2d 450 (Ala.Cr.App. 1984). Attorneys must be careful to refrain from injecting their own personal experience or knowledge in support of their argument, as distinguished from what they deem to be reasonable inferences to be drawn from the evidence. Moseley , supra; Brown v. State , 393 So.2d 513 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981)."”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jackson v. State · 575 So. 2d 1165 - Arthur v. State

2. “" Gradsky v. United States , 373 F.2d 706 (5th Cir. 1967), held that it is 'dangerous business' for the government to vouch for the honesty or veracity of its witnesses. . . . "The Alabama Supreme Court has recently firmly condemned statements by the prosecution which suggest and might lead the jury to believe, that there was other evidence, not presented to them, which would prove the defendant's guilt. Ex parte Washington , 507 So.2d 1360 (Ala. 1986)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 575 So. 2d 1165 - Arthur v. State · 659 So. 2d 135 - Allen v. State

3. “". . . [W]hen the prosecutor makes a statement which could be construed by the jury as implying that he has additional reasons for knowing that what the witness has said is true , which reasons are not known to the jury, such comment is not longer mere indiscretion but constitutes reversible error. . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 575 So. 2d 1165 - Arthur v. State · 659 So. 2d 135 - Allen v. State