157 Wis. 2d 289 - State v. Mendez’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 94 Wis. 2d 106 - Nottelson v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations · 68 Wis. 2d 420 - Broadie v. State · 61 Wis. 2d 544 - Morones v. State · 67 Wis. 2d 345 - Kellogg v. Village of Viola · 125 Wis. 2d 242 - In Interest of H.N.T.
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The [S]tate's argument creates a scenario in which a defendant can plead guilty to an offense which was not committed. We conclude that basic principles of justice should not permit a conviction in such a circumstance, despite defendant's guilty plea.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[w]here the trial court has concluded that the evidence did provide a sufficient factual basis to support the plea, this court will not upset these factual findings unless they are contrary to the great weight and clear preponderance of the evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“whoever knowingly and maliciously prevents or dissuades, or who attempts to so prevent or dissuade any witness from attending or giving testimony at any trial, proceeding or inquiry authorized by law, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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