Moore v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] trial court may conditionally agree to follow a plea-bargain agreement, but only by delaying the unconditional acceptance or rejection of the agreement until after the condition of acceptance has been fulfilled.”

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

2. “[O]nly the state and the defendant may alter the terms of the agreement[.]”

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

3. “the court shall inform the defendant whether it will follow or reject such agreement in open court and before any finding on the plea. Should the court reject any such agreement, the defendant shall be permitted to withdraw his plea of guilty or nolo contendere.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Costilow v. State