Preachers v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Though we have held that striking a prospective juror because of a prior criminal history is a race-neutral reason, we have also held that the failure to strike both whites and blacks because of prior criminal records is evidence of disparate treatment, in violation of Batson . See Powell v. State, 548 So.2d 590 (Ala. Crim.App.1988), aff'd, 548 So.2d 605 (Ala.1989). ‘Such disparate treatment of otherwise similarly situated persons who happen to be of different racial backgrounds, would evidence discriminatory intent in the State’s use of its strikes.’ Bishop v. State, 690 So.2d 498, 500 (Ala. Crim.App.1995), on remand, 690 So.2d 502 (Ala.Crim.App.1996).””

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

2. ““Thus, in accordance with the parties’ request, this Court remand[ed] this cause to the circuit court for that court to hold a hearing during which it [was] to require the State to provide its reasons for striking African-American veniremembers and [was] to provide Wilson with an opportunity to ‘offer evidence showing that the [State’s] reasons or explanations are merely a sham or pretext.’ ””

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