Westbrook v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““Although it is undisputed that a gun is a ‘deadly weapon or dangerous instrument’ as that term is used in [§ 13A-6-20, Ala. Code 1975], this Court has consistently held that evidence of a gunshot wound alone is insufficient to prove that the victim had suffered a ‘serious physical injury.’ Cowan v. State, 540 So.2d 99, 100-101 (Ala.Cr.App.1988); Davis v. State, 467 So.2d 265, 267 (Ala.Cr.App.1985); and Vo v. State, 612 So.2d 1323, 1325-26 (Ala.Cr.App.1992).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 727 So. 2d 887 - Lee v. State

2. ““(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if: “(1) With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes physical injury to any person.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 727 So. 2d 887 - Lee v. State