Baker v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

39 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"* * * such an appointment (joint representation) denied the individual defendant representation by an attorney who could act for his best interest without regard to the effect of such action on the interest of the co-defendant. The interests and defenses of most co-defendants are conflicting. Evidence, strategy and defenses which will benefit one co-defendant usually are detrimental to the other. It is this conflict and inconsistency of position which makes it impossible for the same counsel to effectively represent two or more co-defendants simultaneously." (emphasis added)”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marshall v. State · Belton v. State

2. “"* * * [W]e hold that it was unnecessary that the defendants show prejudice flowing from the denial to them of separate counsel." [10]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baker v. State · Youngblood v. State

3. ““The jailer to whom the letter was given for mailing, read it as a standard security measure practiced to insure the internal stability of the jail. Thus, the letter came into possession of the state in the orderly process of the operation of the jail. * *”

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