Burnett v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`As in Ex parte Edwards, and Ex parte Burnett , the indictment in the instant case did not charge a mental state, and is, therefore, fatally defective with respect to the vehicular-homicide charge. ... Because there has been no adjudication in this case regarding the sufficiency of the evidence to support the appellant's vehicular-homicide charge, the State can, however, reindict the appellant for vehicular homicide using the language set forth in Ex parte Edwards, supra.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 42 So. 3d 138 - ALL v. State · 42 So. 3d 146 - ALL v. State

2. “[a]n indictment under § 32-5A-192[ (a) ] should charge an appropriate mental state based on § 13A-2-2(2) to (4).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 42 So. 3d 146 - ALL v. State

3. “indictment [that] did not charge such a mental state... was void.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 42 So. 3d 146 - ALL v. State