State v. Imani’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 18 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. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 335 Wis. 2d 681 - State v. Denson · 341 Wis. 2d 1 - State v. Tyler T.

2. “impose on circuit courts the requirement of placing form over substance and using 'magic words' when the reality of the circumstances dictate the answer”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 Wis. 2d 119 - State v. Javien Cajujuan Pegeese · 337 Wis. 2d 594 - State v. Rhodes

3. “a circuit court's determination that a defendant is incompetent to proceed pro se 'will be upheld unless totally unsupported by the facts.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Jimmie Lee Smith · 363 Wis. 2d 484 - State v. Jackson