Hughes v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
55 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 55 later decisions — most recently October 2013 · most notably State v. Frazier (1984), Williams v. State (1981)
55 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Faretta v. California · Illinois v. Allen · Snyder v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts · Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co. · State v. Hicks
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 55 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"(a) When Presence Required. A defendant shall be present at all times when required by the court. A corporation may be present by counsel. "(b) Right to he Present — Exceptions. A defendant is entitled to be physically present in person at a preliminary hearing and every stage of the trial, except (1) at a conference or argument on a question of law; (2) when a nolle prosequi or stet is entered pursuant to Rules 4-247 and 4-248. "(c) Waiver of Right to be Present. The right to be present under section (b) of this Rule is waived by a defendant: "(1) who is voluntarily absent after the proceeding has commenced, whether or not informed by the court of the right to remain; or "(2) who engages in conduct that justifies exclusion from the courtroom; or "(3) who, personally or through counsel, agrees to or acquiesces in being absent."”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mobuary v. State · Porter v. State“absolute right to be present at every stage of his trial from the time the jury is impaneled until it reaches a verdict or is discharged .. . 216 Md. at 86 , emphasis supplied. The Court then stated that this”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Stewart v. State · Noble v. State“Maryland Rule 4-271(a) requires that The date for trial in the Circuit Court shall be set within 30 days after the earlier of the appearance of counsel or the first appearance of the defendant before the Circuit Court pursuant to Rule 4-213, and shall be not later than 180 days after the earlier of those dates. On motion of a party, or on the court’s initiative, and for good cause shown, the county administrative judge or that judge’s designee may grant a change of a circuit court trial date.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wright v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.