State v. Minerva Lopez’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
2
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gideon v. Wainwright · Argersinger v. Hamlin · Betts v. Brady · 131 Wis. 2d 246 - State v. Bangert · 201 Wis. 2d 303 - State v. Bentley
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In general 'a circuit court should freely allow a defendant to withdraw his plea prior to sentencing for any fair and just reason, unless the prosecution [would] be substantially prejudiced.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[O]nce the defendant presents a fair and just reason, the burden shifts to the State to show substantial prejudice so as to defeat the plea withdrawal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“contemplates the mere showing of some adequate reason for the defendant's change of heart.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.