State v. Cain’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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. “not . . . whether the circuit court should have accepted the plea in the first instance, but rather . . . whether the defendant should be permitted to withdraw the plea.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Timothy L. Finley, Jr. · 383 Wis. 2d 546 - State v. Stewart

2. “'freely allow a defendant to withdraw his plea prior to sentencing for any fair and just reason, unless the prosecution [would] be substantially prejudiced,'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 387 Wis. 2d 439 - State v. Tyrus Lee Cooper · State v. Richard J. Sulla

3. “The reviewing court looks at the entirety of the record to determine whether, considered as a whole, the record supports the assertion that manifest injustice will occur if the plea is not withdrawn.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Gerald D. Taylor · 383 Wis. 2d 546 - State v. Stewart