Works v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

119 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 119 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"`whether under all the attendant circumstances, the confession was free and voluntary, freely self-determined, the product of a rational intellect and a free will, and without compulsion or inducement of any sort, or whether the accused's will was overborne at the time he confessed.'"”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hill v. State · 178 Ind. App. 571 - Villanueva v. State

2. “The right of a defendant in a criminal case to act as his own lawyer is unqualified if evoked prior to the start of the trial ... Once the trial has begun with the defendant represented by counsel, however, his right thereafter to discharge his lawyer and to represent himself is sharply curtailed. There must be a showing that the prejudice to the legitimate interests of the defendant overbalances the potential disruption of proceedings already in progress, with considerable weight being given to the trial judge’s assessment of the balance.”

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

3. “the right can only embrace a reasonable opportunity to obtain such representation, and we find no denial of such opportunity. Trial was imminent; the defendant had had prior continuances for such purpose, and the trial date had been determined three months earlier. Appointed counsel was prepared and ready. There was no claim of any lack of opportunity ... The [decision not to] grant[ ] a continuance ... was within the sound discretion of the trial court.”

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