Johnson v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 federal appellate · 3 district · 8 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. ““It is equally well settled that a defendant charged with a federal crime may waive his right to representation by counsel ‘if he knows what he is doing and his choice is made with eyes open.’ [Citing voluminous authority.]””

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

2. “`Defendant Johnson: No, sir, he has had six months and he has done nothing.' * * * * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 172 So. 2d 876 - Brooks v. State

3. “`Defendant Johnson: Well, I would like to see that my Constitutional rights —”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 172 So. 2d 876 - Brooks v. State