State v. Geiger’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““For a plea to be intelligently made, a defendant must understand the ‘consequences of the plea,’ Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 , 89 S.Ct. 1709 , 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969); (additional citations omitted) * * and this must affirmatively appear on the record, State v. Carr, 108 Ariz. 203 , 495 P.2d 134 (1972).” State v. Geiger, 113 Ariz. 297, 298 , 552 P.2d 1191, 1192 (1976).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Owens · State v. Holbert

2. ““C. Rape in the first or second degree committed by a person armed with a knife, a gun or other deadly weapon is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, for the first offense, for not less than five years, for a second offense, not less than ten years, for a third or subsequent offense, not less than twenty years nor more than life imprisonment, and in no case shall the person convicted be eligible for suspension or commutation of sentence, probation, pardon or parole until such person has served the minimum sentence imposed.” A.R.S. § 13-614(C).”

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