Giddens v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “' "Testimony going to show motive, though motive is not an element of the burden of proof resting on the state, is always admissible.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 849 So. 2d 223 - Baird v. State · 705 So. 2d 552 - Siler v. State

2. “"In Willis v. State , 134 Ala. 429 , 33 So. 226 (1901), the defendant was charged with embezzlement. A question raised in Willis was `whether the prosecution could be compelled to elect to prosecute for one particular act of embezzlement.' The Court wrote: "`The evidence shows that the defendant was the station agent of the Railway Company, and as such had full charge and control of its business at that station; was the custodian of all money arising out of the sale of tickets, collected all freight and express charges, made disbursements, and kept the books. Furthermore, the evidence tended to show that by a system of false entries upon the books, and other dubious practices, he endeavored to conceal his withholding of small sums of money which came into his possession from time to time by virtue of his employment. And by a system of falsification he managed to conceal for a considerable length of time his acts of conversion of his employer's money. The tendency of the evidence strongly supports the theory that the defendant systematically instituted a continuous series of withholding of his principal's money for the purpose of acquiring for his own use, ultimately, a large sum. Where this is the case, the doctrine of election does not apply, since the series of acts would constitute but one offense and each separate act would not be separate and distinct offenses.' "The same can be said of the instant case. The appellant's theft of funds from Goodwill Industries was systema”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 900 So. 2d 460 - Webster v. State

3. “The statement of a defendant is subject to discovery only if that statement was made to a 'law enforcement officer or law enforcement official.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 644 So. 2d 39 - Brewer v. State