State v. Wallace’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““waiver is a question that requires application of constitutional principles to the facts as found.” Accomplishment of this task “requires us to examine the entire record and make an independent determination of the ultimate issue of voluntariness based upon that review and the totality of circumstances surrounding the defendant’s statement.” Thus, we apply a de novo standard of appellate review to the ultimate issue of the voluntariness of a confession.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. McKnight

2. “Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him, and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed. The defendant may waive effectuation of these rights, provided the waiver is made voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Strong

3. “answer questions of constitutional law by exercising our own independent judgment based on the facts of the case.... Thus, we review questions of constitutional law under the ‘righVwi'ong’ standard. Accordingly, we review the circuit court's ruling on a motion to suppress de novo to determine whether the ruling was ‘right or ‘wrong.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. McKnight