State v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. “"` "Where evidence is presented to the trial court ore tenus in a nonjury case, a presumption of correctness exists as to the court's conclusions on issues of fact; its determination will not be disturbed unless clearly erroneous, without supporting evidence, manifestly unjust, or against the great weight of the evidence. Odom v. Hull, 658 So.2d 442 (Ala.1995)...." "`[ Ex parte Agee, ] 669 So.2d [102,] 104 [(Ala.1995)].'"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. H.N.P. v. State · 854 So. 2d 630 - HNP v. State

2. “"The test for custody is whether there was a restraint on freedom of movement of the degree associated with a formal arrest. See Campbell v. State , 718 So.2d 123 , 135 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997) ('In determining whether a suspect is in custody, a court must examine the totality of the circumstances of the situation using the perspective of a reasonable person in the suspect's position.'). Stone v. City of Huntsville , 656 So.2d 404 , 408 (Ala. Crim. App. 1994) (' "[C]ustody arises only if the restraint on freedom [reaches] the degree associated with [a] formal arrest." ')."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Creque v. State

3. “Generally, questioning of a patient-suspect in the hospital does not amount to custodial interrogation when the suspect is not under formal arrest. 3 W. Ringel, Searches and Seizures, Arrests and Confessions § 27.-3(a)(3), at 27-16 (2d ed. 1992). '[T]he particular detention or restriction of movement [of a hospital patient-suspect] must rise to the level of a de facto arrest before an individual will be deemed "in custody”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Creque v. State