133 N.C. App. 326 - State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Informing [the defendant] that he has a right to remain silent and that any statement he makes may be used against him; (2) Determining that he understands the nature of the charge; (3) Informing him that he has a right to plead not guilty; (4) Informing him that by his plea he waives his right to trial by jury and his right to be confronted by the witnesses against him; (5) Determining that the defendant, if represented by counsel, is satisfied with his representation; (6) Informing him of the maximum possible sentence on the charge for the class of offense for which the defendant is being sentenced, including that possible from consecutive sentences, and of the mandatory minimum sentence, if any, on the charge; and (7) Informing him that if he is not a citizen of the United States of America, a plea of guilty or no contest may result in depor tation, the exclusion from admission to this country, or the denial of naturalization under federal law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 157 N.C. App. 80 - State v. Bailey · 158 N.C. App. 96 - State v. McNeill

2. ““[I]t is well established that a guilty plea is not considered voluntary and intelligent unless it is ‘entered by one fully aware of the direct consequences. . . ” Direct consequences have been broadly defined “as those having a ‘definite, immediate and largely automatic effect on the range of the defendant’s punishment.’ ” This definition, however, should not be applied in a technical, ritualistic manner.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 164 N.C. App. 665 - State v. Allen

3. “whether there is substantial evidence of each essential element of the offense charged and of the defendant being the perpetrator of the offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 166 N.C. App. 761 - State v. Finch