Ayers v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`When there is legal evidence from which the jury could, by fair inference, find the defendant guilty, the trial court should submit the case for the jury to determine the weight it will give the evidence.' Sullivan v. State, 441 So.2d 130, 135 (Ala.Cr. App.1983)."”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State · Boyd v. State

2. “). III The appellant argues that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on sexual abuse in the first degree and sexual abuse in the second degree as lesser included offenses of a charge of rape. Section 13A-6-6 defines sexual abuse in the first degree as follows:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 641 So. 2d 1256 - Murphy v. State

3. “Only where there is a rational theory from the evidence to support a verdict on the lesser offense may the court charge the jury with respect to the lesser included offense. § 13A-1-9 (b), Code of Alabama 1975.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 641 So. 2d 1256 - Murphy v. State