Bryant v. State’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. “` Patton, 104 S.Ct. at 2892 (footnote omitted). "`The reasons set out above are also the reasons this court gives great weight to a trial court's decision on challenges for cause. "`In addressing whether there was fair support in the record for the trial court's denial of the challenges for cause in Patton , the Supreme Court stated: "`”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 955 So. 2d 1037 - Adams v. State

2. “In Thomas v. State, 539 So.2d 375 (Ala.Cr.App.1988), we said the following, relevant to Bryant's claim concerning prospective juror R.C.:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 955 So. 2d 1037 - Adams v. State

3. “Because no single instance of alleged error constituted reversible error, we will not consider the cumulative effect to be any greater.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 951 So. 2d 724 - Ex Parte Bryant