Pace v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Under the ‘plain error’ doctrine, as enunciated in rule 45A, [Ala.R.App.P.,] the Court of Criminal Appeals is required to search the record in a death penalty case and notice any error (ruling or omission) of the trial court, and to take appropriate action, ‘whenever such error has or probably has adversely affected the substantial right of the [defendant],’ in the same manner as if defendant’s counsel had preserved and raised such error for appellate review.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Floyd v. State · Lewis v. State

2. “"Before the plain error analysis can come into play in a Batson issue, the record must supply an inference that the prosecution engaged in purposeful discrimination. Ex parte Watkins, 509 So.2d 1074 (Ala.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 918 , 108 S.Ct. 269 , 98 L.Ed.2d 226 (1987)."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 717 So. 2d 827 - George v. State · 715 So. 2d 825 - Boyd v. State

3. “"(a) Procedure. The grand jury proceedings may be challenged only by written motion to dismiss the indictment, filed in the circuit court and alleging grounds therefor. "(b) Timeliness. A motion under section (a) of this rule may be filed after an indictment is returned and before arraignment or by such later date as may be set by the court; provided, however, that if counsel is appointed for the first time at arraignment, the court shall give counsel a reasonable time within which to file the motion."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 756 So. 2d 892 - Smith v. State