203 W. Va. 446 - State v. Evans’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
June 2011
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
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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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[o]nce convicted, whether as a result of a plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or ... [trial], convictions stand on the same footing....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“We expressly reject Evans' contention that burglary does not constitute a crime of violence. See Martin v. Leverette, 161 W.Va. 547, 555 , 244 S.E.2d 39, 43-44 (1978) (stating that burglary is a `serious [crime] and involve[s] the threat of violence against persons')).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Guilty pleas are governed by Rule 11 of the West Virginia Rules of Criminal Procedure, which is patterned after Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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