Perry 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Perry, in his brief, concedes that he waived his right to jury trial as required by statute. Perry’s sole contention on this issue is that his waiver was not voluntary since it was induced by the speculation that he would be accepted and successfully complete the drug abuse treatment program, and, thus, earn dismissal of the criminal charge.... “... Perry obtained the benefit of his election to seek treatment as a drug abuser. To do so, under the statute, he had to waive jury trial, and did do so, presumably under advice by the court as required by statute ... thereby conferring a substantial benefit upon Perry in exchange for his waiver of jury trial ... Perry’s benefit was ... [denied] him ... by his own action in leaving the treatment program without authorization.” [Citation omitted.] [Alteration added.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. State

2. “It has also been said that such waiver must be voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently made with sufficient awareness of the relevant cireum-stances surrounding its entry and its consequences.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gonzalez v. State