Hatton v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is well settled by decisions of this court that the constitutional right of counsel does not apply in a habeas corpus proceeding, which is not a criminal prosecution, and the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution ( Code § 1-806), and Art. I, Sec. I, Par. V of the Constitution of Georgia ( Code Ann. § 2-105), providing that in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the privilege and benefit of counsel, have no application in this case. See Croker v. Smith, 225 Ga. 529 (1) ( 169 SE2d 787 ); Cash v. Smith, 226 Ga. 318 (3) ( 175 SE2d 10 ).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nolley v. Caldwell