State v. Blackburn’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`When the trial court grants a motion for new trial, without specifying the grounds therefor, the ruling must be sustained on appeal if any good ground is presented by the motion.' Groom v. Reynolds, 396 So.2d 690 (Ala.1981). However, if the trial court's order granting a new trial states no specific ground for granting a new trial, and this Court determines that no ground, other than a `great weight and preponderance of the evidence' ground, supports the new trial motion, we must then conclude that the `great weight and preponderance of the evidence' ground was the basis for the order. Where the basis for granting a new trial is that the verdict is against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence, this Court will reverse the trial court's new trial order if it is easily perceivable from the record that the jury verdict is supported by the evidence. In other words, if there is any evidence to support the jury's verdict, this Court must conclude that the verdict is not palpably wrong or manifestly unjust and must reverse the trial court's order granting the motion for a new trial. Jawad v. Granade, 497 So.2d 471 (Ala.1986); Ex parte Oliver, 532 So.2d 627 (Ala.1988); Northeast Alabama Reg. Med. Center v. Robinson, 548 So.2d 439 (Ala.1989).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Housing Authority of the Birmingham District v. Pritchett · 668 So. 2d 518 - Third Generation, Inc. v. Wilson