State v. Cross’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Rule 11 (e) (4) is amended to make clear that withdrawal of a plea because of rejection of a plea agreement is a special application of the standard in Rule 32(d) that authorizes withdrawal-of a plea where the defendant shows a “fair and just reason” and the reason “substantially outweighs any prejudice which would result to the state from the withdrawal of the plea.” The reference makes clear that the sentencing judge’s unwillingness to impose the sentence agreed upon is always a “fair and just reason” for withdrawal, and, in such a case, the reason always outweighs any possible prejudice to the state.”

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