Miller v. Crouse’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 federal appellate · 2 district · 4 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . It is, of course, a fundamental basic right that an accused be advised of the nature of the charges against him and the consequences of a plea of guilty. Smith v. O’Grady, 312 U. S. 329 , 61 S. Ct. 572 , 85 L. Ed. 859 . This is implioit in a knowing entry of a plea of guilty. It is not, however, mandatory that the judge ritualistically and personally advise the accused of these matters. It is sufficient that the accused be in fact aware of such regardless of the source from where the information comes. The court, of course, has a duty to satisfy itself that the accused is aware of the nature of the charges and the consequences of a plea of guilty, but no specific formula need be followed. We can think of no better way, aside from the trial court performing the function itself, of sufficiently putting an accused on real notice of these matters than through his own lawyer. . . .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cox v. State

2. “one can be guilty as a principal for violation of a felony when in law and in fact he aids and abets the commission of a crime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Nance v. Baker