829 So. 2d 748 - Lyons v. Norris’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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

1. “[t]his Court's *Page 918 review of the application of the law to the undisputed facts is de novo.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Water Works v. Consolidated Pub., Inc. · Fitts v. Stokes

2. “Counsel shall also be entitled to be reimbursed for any expenses reasonably incurred in the defense of his or her client, to be approved in advance by the trial court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 972 So. 2d 771 - Wright v. Childree · 879 So. 2d 1166 - Ex Parte McNabb

3. “"In June 1999, the Alabama Legislature passed the `Investment in Justice Act of 1999.' Act No. 99-427, 1999 Ala. Acts. In pertinent part, Act No. 99-427 substantively amended § 15-12-21 to increase attorney fees for appointed work at the trial level. Under the Act, the rate of compensation for attorneys representing indigent criminal defendants was increased to $40 per hour for out-of-court time and $60 per hour for in-court time. The fee limits, which have been increased substantially, are now based on the severity of the crime, and there is no limit on the total fee that can be paid to an attorney representing a defendant charged with a capital offense or with an offense that carries a possible sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Section 15-12-21 , as amended, also specifies that `the court for good cause shown may approve an attorney's fee in excess of the maximum amount allowed.' Section 15-12-21 now provides that to be reimbursable, any expenses incurred must be incurred, specifically, `in the defense of his or her client.' Here, the attorneys seek reimbursement for office-overhead expenses, including but not limited to: professional license fees; malpractice, casualty, health, general-liability, and workers' compensation insurance; office salaries; ad valorem taxes; office supplies; postage and express-delivery charges; depreciation for office equipment and furniture; local and long-distance telephone charges; `CLE expenses, including travel and lodging for ou”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 972 So. 2d 771 - Wright v. Childree