Steeley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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. “"`The scope of cross-examination in a criminal proceeding is within the discretion of the trial judge and it is not reviewable except for the trial judge's prejudicial abuse of discretion. . . . "`While rather wide latitude is allowed on cross-examination, the court has reasonable discretion in confining the examination to prevent diversion to outside issues.'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 795 So. 2d 753 - Williams v. State

2. “`[g]enerally, improper argument of counsel is not a valid ground for a motion for a new trial or subject to review on appeal unless there is a timely and specific objection by counsel or a motion to exclude, and adverse ruling thereon by the trial court, or a refusal of the trial court to make a ruling, and an objection thereto.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 891 So. 2d 423 - Buford v. State

3. “[a]lthough age has been held to be a `highly suspect' reason, Ex parte Bird, 594 So.2d 676 (Ala.Cr.App. 1991), the prosecutor in the present case demonstrated that he had struck white veniremembers based on the same reason”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 640 So. 2d 1025 - Jackson v. State