State v. Beaman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

50 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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'But when the facts of the district court's determination to accept a jury trial waiver are not disputed, the question whether the defendant voluntarily and knowingly waived the jury trial right is a legal inquiry subject to unlimited appellate review.'”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Johnson · State v. Redick

2. ““A criminal defendant may waive the fundamental right to a jury trial if the court and State agree to the waiver. [Citations omitted.] But we have said these waivers should be strictly construed to ensure tire defendant has every opportunity to receive a fair and impartial trial by jury. [Citation omitted.]” Beaman, 295 Kan. at 858 .”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Thomas · State v. Redick

3. “'unless the defendant, after being advised by the court of his [or her] right to trial by jury, personally waives his [or her] right to trial by jury, either in writing or in open court for the record.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Thomas · State v. Harris