Hicks v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “even if [McCoon] were able to present some evidence showing that his attorney had failed to file an appeal on his behalf, such a failure would not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel because it is apparent from the transcript of the plea hearing that the issues he now seeks to raise in an out-of-time appeal are completely without merit. An attorney’s failure to file an appeal frivolously attacking the indisputable facts proved by the transcript could not be deemed ineffectiveness.”

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

2. “With a few limited exceptions, a plea of guilty generally waives all defenses except that based on the knowing and voluntary nature of the plea.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. HAYES v. the STATE.

3. “by showing on the record of the guilty plea hearing that the defendant was aware of the rights being waived and the consequences of the plea.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. HAYES v. the STATE.