20 Md. App. 404 - Taylor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If, at any stage of the proceeding, an accused indicates a desire or inclination to waive representation, the court shall not permit such a waiver unless it determines, after appropriate questioning in open court, that the accused fully comprehends: (i) the nature of the charges and any lesser-included offenses, the range of allowable punishments, and that counsel may be of assistance to him in determining whether there may be defenses to the charges or circumstances in mitigation thereof; (ii) that the right to counsel includes the right to the prompt assignment of an attorney, without charge to the accused if he is financially unable to obtain private counsel; (iii) that even if the accused intends to plead guilty, counsel may be of substantial value in developing and presenting material which could affect the sentence; and (iv) that among the accused’s rights at trial are the right to call witnesses in his behalf, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, the right to obtain witnesses by compulsory process, and the right to require proof of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 25 Md. App. 26 - In Re Appeal No. 544, Term 1974 · 25 Md. App. 270 - Renshaw v. State

2. ““b. Appointment of Counsel. 2. When Required — Conditions. Unless the accused waives his right to be represented by counsel or is financially able to obtain counsel, the court shall request the Office of the Public Defender to designate or appoint counsel to represent the accused. . . . 3. Appointment by Court. In a case in which the court has authority to appoint counsel under the provisions of Code, article 27A (Public Defender) — (i) The court shall determine the eligibility of the accused for appointed counsel under the provisions of the Code, article 27A (Public Defender) § 2 (f) and § 7. (ii) The court shall include in the record a statement of the reasons why counsel was not appointed whenever it has been determined that an accused was ineligible for appointed counsel.” (Emphasis supplied).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 27 Md. App. 233 - Brown v. State

3. ““The docket entries or transcript shall affirmatively show compliance with this Rule.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 25 Md. App. 270 - Renshaw v. State