652 So. 2d 337 - Patty v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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

1. “[w]here a simple reading of a petition for post-conviction relief shows that, assuming the allegations of the petition to be true, it is obviously without merit or is precluded , the trial court may summarily dismiss the petition without requiring any response from the state.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 931 So. 2d 66 - Tubbs v. State · 778 So. 2d 842 - Siebert v. State

2. “"Rule 32.7(d), Ala.R.Crim.P., permits the trial court to dismiss the petition `if the court determines that the petition is not sufficiently specific, or is precluded, or fails to state a claim, or that no material issue of fact or law exists which would entitle the petitioner to relief under this rule and that no purpose would be served by any further proceedings.'"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 931 So. 2d 66 - Tubbs v. State · 813 So. 2d 928 - Duren v. State