State v. Young’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. “In determining the validity of plea agreements, Louisiana courts generally refer to rules of contract law, while recognizing at the same time that a criminal defendant's constitutional right to fairness may be broader than his or her rights under contract law. State v. Givens , 1999-3518 (La. 1/17/01), 776 So.2d 443 . The party demanding performance of a contract has the burden of proving its existence. State v. Louis , 94-0761, p. 7 (La. 11/30/94), 645 So.2d 1144 at 1149. In the context of plea bargains, a defendant may demand specific performance of the state's promise if he can show that the parties reached an agreement, that he performed his part of the agreement, and that in doing so, he relinquished a fundamental right. Id. at 1149-50 ; see also , State v. Tanner , 425 So.2d 760 , 763 (La. 1983). Contracts have the effect of law for the parties and must be performed in good faith. La. C.C. art. 1983. A party has an implied obligation to make a good faith effort to fulfill the conditions of a contract. Bloom's Inc. v. Performance Fuels, L.L.C. , 44,259 (La. App. 2 Cir. 7/1/09), 16 So.3d 476 , writ denied , 2009-2003 (La. 11/20/09), 25 So.3d 800 . When there are reciprocal obligations, the obligor of one may not be put in default unless the obligor of the other has performed or is ready to perform his own obligation. La. C.C. art. 1993. Also, a party to a commutative contract may refuse to perform his obligation if the other has failed to perform. La. C.C. art. 2022.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hardyway · State v. Nixon

2. “I will state that at the time you pled guilty the agreement was there would be no multiple offender bill and that if you were—if you testified in the case of State versus Leland Warmack the | ¡¡State was recommending that your sentences would run concurrently with each other. However, you—that case was tried two weeks ago... And you were not—you did not testify. Now whether you were called or refused to testify or you were available and they chose not to call you, I don’t know. I wasn’t privy to that conversation, but all I do know is you did not testify.”

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