805 So. 2d 733 - Dobyne v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

45 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Bui v. State , 717 So.2d 6 , 12-13 (Ala.Cr.App. 1997), cert. denied, 717 So.2d 6 (Ala. 1998).”

   15 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Whited v. State · Beckworth v. State

2. “"5. Dobyne's claim that his trial counsel unreasonably failed to present sufficient evidence in support of his motion for a change of venue. (Claim Z.g. in Dobyne's first amended petition at C.R. 362.) See 672 So.2d at 1330 (stating that because the voir dire examination of the potential jurors had established that the pretrial publicity would not affect a determination of Dobyne's guilt, with the exception of one potential juror who was excused for cause, the trial court did *Page 775 not err in denying Dobyne's motion for a change of venue).”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hinton v. State · Boyd v. State

3. “'While the practice of adopting the state's proposed findings and conclusions is subject to criticism, the general rule is that even when the court adopts proposed findings verbatim, the findings are those of the court and may be reversed only if clearly erroneous .'”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Scott, 1091275 (Ala. 3-18-2011) · Ex Parte Ingram