State v. Hingle’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

70 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 73 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`When such promises are made by the public prosecutor, or with his authority, the court will see that due regard is paid to them, and that the public faith which has been pledged by him is duly kept.' This is particularly true where the accused, in reliance on such a pledge, has carried out his part of the agreement, and, in doing so, may have relinquished valuable fundamental rights, such as the constitutional guarantee he cannot be compelled to give evidence against himself, a trial on the merits, and the possibility of being entirely exonerated if the evidence is weak and insufficient to sustain a conviction...." 139 So.2d at 210 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 49 Wis. 2d 727 - Austin v. State · 81 N.J. Super. 350 - State v. Ashby

2. “shall vacate the previous sentence if already imposed, deducting from the new sentence the time actually served under the sentence so vacated.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 814 So. 2d 6 - State v. Jackson · 606 So. 2d 567 - State v. Dearmas