State v. King’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “whether defendant will experience difficulty in separating his roles as defendant and counsel; whether defendant understands that he not only has the right not to testify, but also the right not to incriminate himself in any manner; whether he understands that he could make comments as counsel from which the jury might infer that he had knowledge of incriminating evidence (and the difficulty in avoiding such comments); and whether he fully understands that if he crosses the line separating counsel from witness, he may forfeit his right to remain silent and subject himself to cross-examination by the State. [Id. at 594, 859 A.2d 1173 .]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 432 N.J. Super. 326 - State v. Blazas

2. “amenable to 'harmless error' analysis. The right is either respected or denied; its deprivation cannot be harmless.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 458 N.J. Super. 610 - State v. Rose

3. “specifically advise ... defendants that it would be unwise not to accept the assistance of counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 458 N.J. Super. 383 - State v. Finneman