Ex Parte Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The power of an appellate court of this state to issue a writ of mandamus at the request of the State in a criminal case when the Legislature has not provided the remedy of appeal is not unqualified. We have said:”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte City of Tarrant · 828 So. 2d 946 - State v. Maddox

2. “Ex parte Nice , 407 So.2d [874 ] at 880 [(Ala. 1981)] (citations omitted) (emphasis omitted). Clearly, a writ of mandamus is a supervisory order; thus, an appellate court may issue this writ in any situation, within recognized limits, where this writ is necessary to protect the proper judicial administration of the courts.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte City of Tarrant · 961 So. 2d 181 - Ex Parte State

3. ““The State’s power to appeal from an adverse ruling in a criminal case is governed by § 12-12-70(c), Ala.Code 1975 (providing that an appeal may be taken from a judgment declaring an ordinance or statute invalid); § 12-22-91, Ala. Code 1975 (providing that an appeal may be taken from a judgment holding an indictment or information unconstitutional); and by Rule 15.7, Ala. R.Crim. P. (providing that appeals may be taken from certain pre-trial orders).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte King