State v. Hansen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) keep and preserve a verbatim record of the proceeding; (b) explain and ask defendant if he understands: (1) that the court need not accept his plea unless satisfied of defendant’s guilt and that defendant fully understands his rights; (2) that if he pleads not guilty he would be entitled to a speedy and public trial by jury; (3) that counsel would be provided at public expense if he is indigent; (4) that if he pleads not guilty he has a privilege against self-incrimination, and he would not be required to testify at trial; (5) that at such trial the state would have to confront him with the witnesses upon whose testimony it relied to obtain a conviction, and he would have the right to cross-examine these witnesses; (6) that at such trial he would be presumed innocent until such time, if ever, as the State established his guilt by competent evidence to the satisfaction of the jury beyond a reasonable doubt; (7) that at such trial he would be entitled to compulsory process to call witnesses; (8) the nature and essential elements of the charge to which he is pleading; (9)the range of penalties to which he is subjecting himself by his plea including the maximum sentence; (c) ask the prosecuting attorney and defense counsel: (1) if the plea is a result of prior plea discussions and a plea agreement; (2) if it is, what agreement has been reached; (3) if the prosecuting attorney has agreed to seek charge or sentence concessions, advise the defendant that the recommendations of t”

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

2. “Ordinarily, and preferably, this factual basis should be developed through defendant’s interrogation by the court. But contrary to this defendant’s apparent assumption, this jurisdiction has no requirement that trial court must in all cases wring from defendant a detailed confession satisfying each element of the offense charged. [Authorities.]”

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

3. “might have been induced by promises or coercion.”

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