551 So. 2d 429 - Corbin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “"The extent of the voir dire examination is largely discretionary with the trial court. Jennings v. State , 513 So.2d 91 (Ala.Cr.App. 1987); Heath v. State , 480 So.2d 26 (Ala.Cr.App. 1985). A trial court will only be reversed for an abuse of that discretion. Jennings; Edwards v. State , 452 So.2d 487 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982), rev'd. on other grounds, 452 So.2d 503 (Ala. 1983). "Since the record does not contain the voir dire portion of the trial record, this court cannot determine if there was an abuse of discretion. See Fuller v. State , 472 So.2d 452 (Ala.Cr.App. 1985) (appellate court review is limited to matters of record)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 659 So. 2d 224 - Adams v. State · 651 So. 2d 1138 - Sullivan v. State

2. “"No party may assign as error the court's giving or failing to give a written instruction, or the giving of an erroneous, misleading, incomplete, or otherwise improper oral charge, unless he objects thereto before the jury retires to consider its verdict, stating the matter to which he objects and the grounds of his objection. Opportunity shall be given to make the objection out of the hearing of the jury."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 697 So. 2d 66 - Bullock v. State