Leitner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`Evidence is relevant if it has "any tendency to throw light upon the matter in issue, even though such light may be weak and falls short of demonstration."' McCain v. State, 46 Ala. App. 627 , 247 So.2d 383 (1971); Austin v. State, 434 So.2d 289 (Ala.Cr. App.1983). "Any fact which has causal connection or logical relation to another fact, so as to make the other fact either more or less probable, is competent or relevant." Hurst v. State, 397 So.2d 203 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied, 397 So.2d 208 (Ala.1981); Waters v. State, 357 So.2d 368 (Ala.Cr. App.), cert. denied, 357 So.2d 373 (Ala. 1978).' " Mitchell v. State, 473 So.2d 591, 594 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). `Evidence ... is relevant and admissible "if it has any probative value, however slight, upon a matter in the case." C Gamble, McElroy's Alabama Evidence § 21.01(1) (4th ed.1991).' Leitner v. State, 631 So.2d 273, 278 (Ala.Cr.App.1993)."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Oddo v. State · R.D.H. v. State

2. “C Gamble, McElroy's Alabama Evidence § 21.01(1) (4th ed.1991).' Leitner v. State, 631 So.2d 273, 278 (Ala.Cr.App.1993).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 824 So. 2d 804 - Grayson v. State · 775 So. 2d 248 - RDH v. State

3. “Mitchell v. State, 473 So.2d 591, 594 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). `Evidence ... is relevant and admissible”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 824 So. 2d 804 - Grayson v. State · 775 So. 2d 248 - RDH v. State