Sims v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 2018
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Dusky v. United States · Godinez v. Moran · White v. State · State v. Bell · Davis v. State
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“whether the defendant has the present ability to consult with his attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Garren v. State“demeanor, emotional responses, cognitive skills, and ability to comprehend and communicate”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Garren v. State“have a rational as well as a factual understanding of the proceedings against him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Garren 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.