State v. LaFleur’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

45 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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a]s in the case of a guilty plea, the record must demonstrate that the defendant was informed of the consequences of proceeding without counsel.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hart · State v. Robinson

2. “"It is now well established that a guilty plea is constitutionally valid only if the record clearly shows that the defendant was informed of his constitutional rights, including the right to jury trial, the right to confront accusers, and the privilege against self-incrimination, and then knowingly and voluntarily waived these rights. Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 , 89 S.Ct. 1709 , 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969). The trial judge cannot rely on an assertion that the rights were explained to the defendant out of court; he must independently determine, through a direct colloquy with the defendant, whether the defendant fully understands the connotation and consequences of the guilty plea. State v. Williams, 384 So.2d 779 (La. 1980)." (Emphasis supplied)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 397 So. 2d 1308 - State v. Nicholas · 400 So. 2d 601 - State v. Cusher

3. “not [in and of itself] an acceptable basis for a relatively harsh penalty imposed on [a] defendant.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 703 So. 2d 671 - State v. Salinas · 424 So. 2d 1009 - State v. Quebedeaux