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

1. “"We hold that the 48-hour requirement of Rule 19(A)(5)(a) is a ministerial or administrative act designed to ensure the accountability of each UTTC issued to a law enforcement agency. Cf. Donovan v. State , 359 So.2d 1181 , 1183-84 (Ala.Cr.App. 1978) (the failure to timely return a properly executed search warrant does not invalidate the search and seizure). Therefore, in the absence of some showing of prejudice, a defendant has no ground of complaint because the *Page 973 UTTC was untimely verified under Rule 19."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 847 So. 2d 970 - Sizemore v. State · 71 So. 3d 717 - State v. CBD

2. “"Each law enforcement officer issuing a traffic ticket shall complete and sign the ticket, serve a copy of the completed ticket upon the defendant and, without unnecessary delay, normally within 48 hours, acknowledge under oath the facts alleged therein before the court or magistrate and file the court copies of the uniform traffic ticket and complaint with the court."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 847 So. 2d 970 - Sizemore v. State

3. “A conviction for driving under the influence may be based on circumstantial evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 630 So. 2d 163 - Medley v. State