Lloyd v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . the constitutional right to counsel includes not only the right to representation by counsel during trial, but also prior thereto, in order that such counsel may be prepared for a ‘zealous and active’ defense. . . . “On several occasions this court has been called upon to consider what period of time is adequate or sufficient for counsel to consult with the accused and investigate the facts and prepare for his defense. [Citing cases.] We do not here pretend to fix a minimum period of time which must be allowed by the court in every case between the time of the appointment or employment of counsel and the commencement of trial. ... We do, however, hold that where the charge was murder, which carried the penalty of life imprisonment or life itself, a period of two and one-half hours (including the lunch period) was utterly insufficient for consultation, investigation and preparation for trial, resulting in a virtual denial of the appellant’s constitutional right to assistance of counsel.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 155 Ind. App. 199 - Hartman v. State

2. “minimum period of time which must be allowed by the court in every case”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Levern Nicole Howard v. State of Indiana