Patton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “When the court learns that a defendant desires to act as his/her own attorney, the court shall on the record conduct an examination of the defendant to determine if the defendant knowingly and voluntarily desires to act as his/her own attorney. The court shall inform the defendant that: 1. The defendant has a right to an attorney, and if the defendant' cannot afford an attorney, the state will appoint one free of charge to the defendant to defend or assist the defendant in his/her defense. 2. The defendant has the right to conduct the defense and that thé defendant may elect to conduct the defense and allow whatever role (s)he desires'to his/her attorney. 3. The court will not relax or disregard the rules of evidence, procedure or courtroom protocol for the defendant and that the defendant will be bound by and have to conduct him-selfiherself within the same rules as an attorney, that these rules are not simple and that without legal advice his/her ability to defend himselfiher-self will be hampered. 4. The right to proceed pro se usually increases the likelihood of a trial outcome unfavorable to the defendant. 5. Other matters as the court deems appropriate. After instructing the defendant and ascertaining that the defendant understands these matters, the court will ascertain if the defendant still wishes to proceed pro se or if the defendant desires an attorney to assist him/her in his/her defense. If the defendant desires to proceed pro se, the court should determine if th”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Perryman v. State · McCollum v. State

2. “Every person, who with intent to cheat or defraud another, shall designedly, by color of any false token or writing, or by another false pretense, obtain the signature of any person to any written instrument, or obtain from any person any money, personal property, or valuable thing, with a value of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more, upon conviction thereof shall be guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding ten (10) years, and by a fíne not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sandi Vaughan v. Carlock Nissan of Tupelo, Inc., e

3. “Patton v. State , 34 So.3d 563 , 572 (Miss. 2010). The bench and bar are entitled to rely on this Court”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tobias Coleman v. State of Mississippi