State v. Lacey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'after a trial court has removed a pro se defendant for his or her misconduct, the trial court cannot proceed in the defendant's absence unless and until the trial court has either secured the defendant's waiver of his or her right to representation at trial or has taken some other course of action that protects the defendant's right to representation, which may include the appointment of counsel.'”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Tejada · State Of Washington v. Keith Adair Davis

2. “Given that the state and federal courts across the country are fractured on this complex issue, we echo the sentiments of the Second Circuit: 'Frankly, more guidance from the Supreme Court would be helpful.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Lacey