State v. Robitaille’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “[t]he [Public Defender Act] does not establish a set of substantive rights in addition to the Miranda right to have counsel present at questioning.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Robin O'Neill · State v. Matthew Webster

2. “recognizes Miranda 's concern for bad faith interrogation of individuals accused of a crime without the presence of counsel, and reflects this state's policy of securing for those individuals an immediate right to counsel”

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

3. “the particular facts and circumstances surrounding [each] case, including the background, experience, and conduct of the accused”

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