972 So. 2d 737 - Ex Parte Walker’s Empirical Analysis

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36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'so obvious that the failure to notice it would seriously affect the fairness or integrity of the judicial proceedings,'”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Floyd v. State · Townes v. State

2. “Ex parte Brown , 11 So.3d 933 , 935-36 (Ala. 2008) (quoting Hall v. State , 820 So.2d 113 , 121-22 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999) ). See also Ex parte Walker , 972 So.2d 737 , 742 (Ala. 2007) ; Ex parte Trawick , 698 So.2d 162 , 167 (Ala. 1997) ; Harris v. State , 2 So.3d 880 , 896 (Ala. Crim. App. 2007) ; and Hyde v. State , 778 So.2d 199 , 209 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998) ('To rise to the level of plain error, the claimed error must not only seriously affect a defendant's”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Russell v. State · Creque v. State

3. ““‘The burden of persuasion is initially on the party alleging discriminatory use of a peremptory challenge to establish a prima facie case of discrimination. In determining whether there is a prima facie case, the court is to consider “all relevant circumstances” which could lead to an inference of discrimination.’ “Ex parte Branch, 526 So.2d 609, 622 (Ala.1987). An objection based on numbers alone, however, does not support the finding of a prima facie case of discrimination and is not sufficient to shift the burden to the other party to explain its peremptory strikes. Ex parte Trawick, 698 So.2d 162 (Ala.1997).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 74 So. 3d 32 - VanPelt v. State · 10 So. 3d 53 - Saunders v. State