Parson v. Carroll’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Based on [the] holding in Alford , the courts in this Commonwealth in the exercise of their discretion have permitted criminal defendants who wish to avoid the consequences of a trial to plead guilty by conceding that the evidence is sufficient to convict them, while maintaining that they did not participate in the acts constituting the crimes. See e.g., Patterson v. Commonwealth, 262 Va. 301 , 302 n. 1, 551 S.E.2d 332 , 333 n. 1 (2001); Reid v. Commonwealth, 256 Va. 561 , 563 n. 1, 506 S.E.2d 787 , 788 n. 1 (1998); Zigta v. Commonwealth, 38 Va.App. 149 , 151 n. 1, 562 S.E.2d 347 , 348 n. 1 (2002); Perry v. Commonwealth, 33 Va.App. 410, 412-13 , 533 S.E.2d 651, 652-53 (2000).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 54 Va. App. 730 - Carroll v. Commonwealth · Carroll v. Com.

2. “`[a]n individual accused of crime may voluntarily, knowingly, and understandingly consent to the imposition of a prison sentence even if he is unwilling or unable to admit his participation in the acts constituting the crime.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 54 Va. App. 730 - Carroll v. Commonwealth · Carroll v. Com.

3. “concede[s] only that the evidence was sufficient to convict him of the offenses”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 54 Va. App. 730 - Carroll v. Commonwealth · Carroll v. Com.