Harrison v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. ““ “ ‘A defendant does not have a right to a mental examination whenever he requests one, and, absent such a right, the trial court is the screening agent of such requests. Robinson v. State, 428 So.2d 167 (Ala.Crim.App.1982); Beauregard v. State, 372 So.2d 37 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied, 372 So.2d 44 (Ala.1979). The defendant bears the burden of persuading the court that a reasonable and bona fide doubt exists as to the defendant’s mental competency, and this is a matter within the discretion of the trial court. Miles v. State, 408 So.2d 158 (Ala.Crim.App.1981), cert. denied, 408 So.2d 163 (Ala.1982). In determining whether an investigation into the defendant’s [competency] is required, the trial court must determine if any factual data establish a reasonable ground to doubt the defendant’s [competency]. Beauregard, 372 So.2d at 43 . Where the trial court finds that the evidence presents no reasonable grounds to doubt the defendant’s [competency], the standard of appellate review is whether the trial court abused its discretion. Id.” “ ‘Cliff v. State, 518 So.2d 786, 790 (Ala.Crim.App.1987). See also Stewart v. State, 562 So.2d 1365 (Ala.Crim.App.1989); Russell v. State, 715 So.2d 866 (Ala.Crim.App.1997); Ala. R.Crim.P. 11.’ “Ingram v. State, 779 So.2d 1225, 1270-71 (Ala.Crim.App.1999), aff’d, 779 So.2d 1283 (Ala.2000).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 14 So. 3d 188 - Glass v. State

2. ““[C]ounsel’s assertion regarding [a defendants lack of understanding of the proceedings, being unsupported by any evidence, was not sufficient to raise a bona fide doubt as to [the defendants competency. See, e.g., Nelson v. State, 511 So.2d 225, 238 (Ala.Crim.App.1986), aff'd, 511 So.2d 248 (Ala.1987) (‘In the absence of any evidence, the mere allegations by counsel that the accused is incompetent to stand trial or was insane at the time of the commission of the offense do not establish reasonable grounds to doubt a defendant’s sanity which would warrant an inquiry into his competency.’). See also Frazier v. State, 758 So.2d 577, 587 (Ala.Crim.App.), aff'd, 758 So.2d 611 (Ala.1999), and Cliff v. State, 518 So.2d 786, 791 (Ala.Crim.App.1987).””

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