State v. Ford’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[T]he Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the criminal prosecution of a defendant who is not competent to stand trial.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Habeas Corpus by Snyder · State v. Jenkins

2. “the legality of a sentence under K.S.A. 22-3504 is controlled by the law in effect at the time the sentence was pronounced. The legality of a sentence is fixed at a discrete moment in time-the moment the sentence was pronounced. At that moment, a pronounced sentence is either legal or illegal according to then-existing law. Therefore, for purposes of a motion to correct an illegal sentence, neither party can avail itself of subsequent changes in the law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. – State v. Williams – · State v. McAlister

3. “A procedural competency claim falls under K.S.A. 22-3302 and is generally based upon the district court's alleged failure to hold a competency hearing or its failure 5 to hold an adequate competency hearing. A substantive competency claim alleges the defendant was tried and convicted while, in fact, incompetent.”

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