State v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “based on facts in the record or determined through additional evidentiary hearings, that he has been unconstitutionally deprived, through no fault of his own, of his right to appeal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Stewart · 2015 UT App 23 - State v. Samul

2. “prevented in some meaningful way from proceeding”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Stewart · 2019 UT App 26 - State v. McNair

3. “(1) the defendant asked his or her attorney to file an appeal but the attorney, after agreeing to file, failed to do so; (2) the defendant diligently but futilely attempted to appeal within the statutory time frame without fault on defendant's part; or (8) the court or the defendant's attorney failed to properly advise defendant of the right to appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2015 UT App 108 - State v. Robles-Vasquez