190 So. 2d 875 - Scott v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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

1. “‘We were trying to work a compromise where Mrs. Scott would not be proseeuted. We advised Mr. Scott at the time that we were not representing him but that if he would plead guilty to certain charges, principally the one in Leflore County and at least one other in another county, then the Prosecuting Attorney had agreed that he would either remand her case to the files or dismiss it or nolpros it. He finally agreed to that.’”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brewer v. State · Woodruff v. Cook

2. ““Under the circumstances of this case, the interests of defendant and his wife were antagonistic, and it would be impossible for attorneys, who were employed solely to defend his wife, to also defend him with all good fidelity. “Because the defendant did not have the assistance of counsel for his own defense and because this fundamental right was not competently and intelligently waived by the defendant, the judgment of the trial court must be reversed, the petition for writ of error coram nobis sustained, the original’ judgment on the pleas of guilty to the crime of burglary vacated and set aside, and this case remanded to the Circuit Court for arraignment and trial of defendant.” 190 So.2d at 876 . (Emphasis added).”

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