State v. Flanagan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “defendant's request for self-representation came at the close of the state's case, and after the testimony of thirty-seven ... witnesses, the introduction of ninety-two ... state exhibits, seventy-five ... defense exhibits, almost two weeks of evidence, and twenty-one ... days of jury selection.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 166 Conn. App. 255 - State v. Silva

2. “'Although the reason for the defendant's desire to represent himself, to call witnesses, may be legitimate on its face, that does not automatically lead to the conclusion that this factor weighs in favor of the defendant's interest in self-representation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 166 Conn. App. 255 - State v. Silva

3. “'Although there are basic rights that the attorney cannot waive without the fully informed and publically acknowledged consent of the client, the lawyer has-and must have-the full authority to manage the conduct of the trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 166 Conn. App. 255 - State v. Silva