681 So. 2d 1098 - Pope v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`When an accused is not informed that § 13A-12-250 [or § 13A-12-270 ] will be applied in the accused's case . . . then the accused has not been informed of the true and correct terms of the sentence . . . and it cannot be said that his plea was”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 883 So. 2d 730 - Ragland v. State · 852 So. 2d 185 - Smith v. State

2. “‘Whether an appellant has been misinformed about the sentence he could receive by pleading guilty is an issue that may be presented at any time, regardless of whether the issue was presented by means of an objection at trial. Bennett v. State, 649 So.2d 214 (Ala.1994); Cantu v. State, 660 So.2d 1026 (Ala.1994); Ex parte Parish, 660 So.2d 231 (Ala.1994); and Gordon v. Nagle, 647 So.2d 91 (Ala.1994).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 892 So. 2d 372 - Parks v. State