Duperry v. Solnit’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 district · 114 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 118 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The application of the habeas court's factual findings to the pertinent legal standard ... presents a mixed question of law and fact ....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 182 Conn. App. 188 - White v. Commissioner of Correction · Newland v. Commissioner of Correction

2. “(1) he is waiving his right to a jury trial; (2) he is waiving his right not to incriminate himself; (3) he is waiving his right to confront the witnesses against him; (4) he is exposing himself to the possibility of commitment to the jurisdiction of the [PSRB] and of confinement in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities; (5) he must remain committed during any term of commitment imposed by the trial court unless the court finds that the defendant is a person who should no longer be committed and orders his discharge; (6) the maximum term of commitment ordered by the court can be equal to the maximum sentence that could have been imposed if the defendant were convicted of the offense, with a statement of that actual sentence; and (7) any term of commitment imposed by the trial court may be extended, potentially for an indefinite duration, as a result of a civil commitment proceeding pursuant to General Statutes § 17a-593.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. DuPerry v. Kirk

3. ““(1) The nature of the charge to which the plea is offered; “(2) The mandatory minimum sentence, if any; “(3) The fact that the statute for the particular offense does not permit the sentence to be suspended; “(4) The maximum possible sentence on the charge, including, if there are several charges, the maximum sentence possible from consecutive sentences and including, when applicable, the fact that a different or additional punishment may be authorized by reason of a previous conviction; and “(5) The fact that he or she has the right to plead not guilty or to persist in that plea if it has already been made, and the fact that he or she has the right to be tried by a jury or a judge and that at that trial the defendant has the right to the assistance of counsel, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses against him or her, and the right not to be compelled to incriminate himself or herself.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 134 Conn. App. 520 - Dennis v. Commissioner of Correction