State v. Tramble’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We think, however, the record shows quite clearly that defendant’s unwillingness to cooperate with his attorney was calculated to undermine his prosecution____ Similarly we cannot agree such conduct on the part of the defendant indicates he could not cooperate with counsel as opposed to his refusal to cooperate. The testimony of the medical experts overwhelmingly indicates defendant’s lack of cooperation was entirely volitional and not the result of a mental defect which affected his competency. “The voluntary actions of the defendant do not provide an excuse in law for his ... irrational conduct.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Amaya-Ruiz

2. “it is contradictory to argue that a defendant may be incompetent, and yet knowingly or intelligently `waive' his right to have the court determine his capacity to stand trial.”

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