State v. Blue’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'The granting or denying of a motion for new trial rests largely within the discretion of the trial court, and the exercise of that discretion carries with it a presumption of correctness that will not be disturbed on appeal unless some legal right was abused and the record plainly and palpably shows that the trial court was in error.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 661 So. 2d 789 - Beard v. State

2. “'Mandamus may issue to compel the exercise of discretion by an inferior court; however, it may not be used to control or revise the exercise of that discretion except in a case of abuse. Ex parte Edgar , 543 So.2d[682] at 684 [(Ala. 1989)] (citing Ex parte Smith , 533 So.2d 533 (Ala. 1988)).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 676 So. 2d 952 - Ex Parte Duncan

3. “Ex parte Nice , 407 So.2d 874 , 877 (Ala. 1981). Mandamus is not to be used as a substitute for an appeal, but mandamus can be used to prevent a gross disruption of the administration of criminal justice. Id. '”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 676 So. 2d 952 - Ex Parte Duncan