State v. Unga’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “; the length of the interrogation; its location; its continuity; the defendant's maturity, education, physical condition, and mental health; and whether the police advised the defendant of the rights to remain silent and to have counsel present during custodial interrogation. Unga, 165 Wash.2d at 101 , 196 P.3d 645 (quoting Withrow v. Williams, 507 U.S. 680, 693 , 113 S.Ct. 1745 , 123 L.Ed.2d 407 (1993)). D. Preservation of Issue for Appeal ¶ 13 To preserve a Miranda waiver advisement issue for appeal, a defendant must raise the issue at his”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Scherf · State v. Young

2. “[n]o person ... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dale E. Alsager, D.o., Phd. v. Wa State Bd Of Osteopathic Medicine · State v. Campos-Cerna

3. “"[T]he determination whether statements obtained during custodial interrogation are admissible against the accused is to be made upon an inquiry into the totality of the circumstances surrounding the interrogation, to ascertain whether the accused in fact knowingly and voluntarily decided to forgo his rights to remain silent and to have the assistance of counsel."”

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