718 So. 2d 104 - Ex Parte Madison’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 9 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(C. 30.) Although the jury made no specific finding as to which theory on which it based its verdict, i.e., whether it found that Deputy Hardy was on duty at the time of his death or that Deputy Hardy was killed because of some official or job-related act, it is well settled that a jury instructed on both theories must reach a unanimous verdict”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State

2. “only as to its verdict finding that [the defendant] intentionally murdered a law enforcement officer in violation of § 13A-5-40(a)(5), not as to whether the murder occurred while the law enforcement officer was on duty or occurred because of an official act on the part of the officer.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State