State v. Coley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) The defendant (i) is a substantial danger to other persons; or (ii) presents a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security; and (b) there is a substantial probability that the defendant will regain competency within a reasonable period of time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Washington v. Matthew Sean McCarthy

2. “'[i]ncompetency' means a person lacks the capacity to understand the nature of the proceedings against him or her or to assist in his or her own defense as a result of mental disease or defect.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 193 Wash. 2d 792 - State v. McCarthy (In Re McCarthy)

3. “Chapter 10.77 RCW governs the procedures and standards trial courts use to [assess] the competency of defendants to stand trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 193 Wash. 2d 792 - State v. McCarthy (In Re McCarthy)