591 So. 2d 582 - Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"(a) A person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer from affecting [sic] a lawful arrest of himself or another person."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte McReynolds · 624 So. 2d 230 - Scott v. State

2. “"(a) A person commits the offense of escape in the third degree if he escapes or attempts to escape from custody."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte McReynolds · 675 So. 2d 532 - Long v. State

3. “"Additionally, 'if a court has no jurisdiction its action is void.' Barbee v. State , 417 So.2d 611 , 162 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982) (quoting State v. Johns , 142 Ala. 61 , 38 So. 755 (1905)). The indictment that charged Williams with having committed an offense listed only escape in the third degree as the offense. The jurisdiction of the trial court extended to that offense only. Because resisting arrest is not a lesser included offense of escape in the third degree, the trial court was without jurisdiction as to the offense of resisting arrest, and any resulting action taken by the court as to this offense was void."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 612 So. 2d 1317 - Ford v. State