State v. Sharp’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2010
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Fikes v. State of Alabama · Nunn v. Baker · McMorran v. Tuscarora Nation of Indians · Fikes v. State · 53 Ala. App. 377 - Ex Parte White
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Judge Hamilton exceeded her jurisdiction by ordering the district attorney to reindict Sharp and to record the proceedings. Although Judge Hamilton had jurisdiction to consider the motion to dismiss, the ground raised in support of the motion was not a legal basis for challenging an indictment. See Rule 13.5, Ala. R.Crim. P.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Attacking the sufficiency of the evidence presented to the grand jury is not a legal ground for challenging an indictment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. AG v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.