State v. Rotibi’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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. “once it has been determined that the waiver of counsel was “knowingly and intelligently” made by a defendant, ... the court had no alternative but to allow Defendant to proceed on his own. To add an additional test of competency to conduct the trial would effectively take away the right to reject counsel and proceed pro se. Other than defendants trained in the law, few would possess the skills to conduct an effective defense. This is the reason defendants wishing to represent themselves are given the Castillo warnings. We note that the trial court has the option of terminating self-representation when a defendant deliberately engages in serious and obstructive misconduct. Further, the court has the right to appoint standby counsel to aid the accused at such time as the accused requests help or to be available to represent the accused if termination of self-representation is necessary.”

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