State v. Staten’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A defendant is entitled to an instruction on every affirmative defense that is supported by competent evidence. Competent evidence is that which could allow a rational fact finder to reasonably conclude that the defense applies. Once the defendant satisfies the burden of producing such evidence, the state has the burden of disproving the defense beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Qualls · State v. Buck-Schrag

2. “a detailed examination of every nuance of a defendant's claim of inadequacy of defense and conflict of interest.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Toothman · State v. Z.M.

3. “'[a] single, open-ended question by the trial court may suffice if it provides the defendant with the opportunity to explain a conflict of interest, an irreconcilable disagreement, or an inability to communicate with counsel.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Toothman · 63 Kan. App. 2d 799 - State v. Waterman