State v. Martinez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The trial of the cause commenced on Friday, December 10, 1965. At the close of the first day of trial, the court recessed until the following Monday morning, December 13th. When the court reconvened on the 13th, counsel for defendant advised the court that defendant wished to change his plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’. The defendant was asked by the court if he desired to change his plea to guilty on both counts and he replied, in the presence of his attorney, that he did. Accordingly, the plea of guilty was accepted and the record discloses that at that time the prosecutor agreed to dismiss an additional charge that was then pending against defendant. * * * * * * * * * He changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, it must be presumed, with full knowledge of the facts and of the consequences thereof because of his representation by counsel. Thomas v. United States, [ 290 F.2d 696 (9th Cir.)] supra. It also appears from the record that de-fendanfs counsel bargained for a plea, and received the benefits of having a previous charge dropped and of obtaining concurrent sentences on his client’s guilty plea to burglary and grand theft.” (emphasis added) 102 Ariz. at 216, 217 , 427 P.2d at 534 .”

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

2. ““The conviction and sentence which follow a plea of guilty are based solely upon said plea and not upon any evidence which may have been improperly acquired by the prosecuting authorities (citations omitted) and, after a plea of guilty, a defendant may not thereafter question the legal sufficiency of the evidence against him on appeal.” (Citations omitted.) 102 Ariz. at 216 , 427 P.2d at 534 .”

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