State v. Knight’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[C]laims which go to `the very power of the State to bring the defendant into court to answer the charge brought against him' are not waived by guilty pleas.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Pers. Restraint of Schorr · State v. Amos

2. “Correctly understood, the plea agreement has no bearing on the ability of the court to vacate a conviction entered pursuant to the guilty plea itself, because the plea itself need not be disturbed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Martin

3. “The single question facing the court is whether a conviction entered subsequent to a plea agreement can be vacated when that conviction violates double jeopardy.”

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