State v. Contreras’s Empirical Analysis
1975
Citation profile
38 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 38 later decisions — most recently July 2022 · most notably Myers v. Manson (1984), 62 Ill. 2d 329 - People v. Heral (1976)
38 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Boykin v. Alabama · Faretta v. California · Brady v. United States · Dusky v. United States · Reck v. Pate
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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The appellant now contends that counsel cannot stipulate to the submission of the matter on the psychiatric reports without the consent of the accused. He argues that this procedure violates his due process right to a full competency hearing. “Counsel stands in the stead of his client when representing the accused. State v. Davis, 112 Ariz. 140 , 539 P.2d 897 (1975). There is nothing in the record before us to indicate Contreras’ dissatisfaction with his attorney, and therefore the attorney has his general authority to make such a waiver. “There is no Arizona authority to support the proposition that a hearing cannot be waived and the matter submitted by stipulation of counsel to the judge for a determination of competency. To the contrary, we have held that this procedure is entirely in accord with due process. State v. Lopez, 110 Ariz. 198 , 516 P.2d 571 (1973); ARS § 13-1621 (E). As seems clear from the number of times that this is done, a full hearing often would serve no real purpose if the psychiatric reports satisfactorily answer the questions of competency.” 542 P.2d at 18 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage““A plea cannot be said to be voluntary if not made with an awareness of its ramifications, and to that end, the defendant is apprised of the range of sentence and the rights forfeited by a plea of guilty.” State v. Contreras, 112 Ariz. 358 , 542 P.2d 17 (filed November 6, 1975); State v. Carr, 108 Ariz. 203 , 495 P.2d 134 (1972).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Huizar““A defendant is not competent to plead guilty if a mental illness has substantially impaired his ability to make a reasoned choice among the alternatives presented to him and to understand the nature of the consequences of his plea.” 478 F.2d at 215 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Sims
How this case has been treated — in progress
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