404 So. 2d 1192 - State v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

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108 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 109 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]henever a misdemeanor guilty plea will be used as a basis for actual imprisonment, enhancement of actual imprisonment or conversion of a subsequent misdemeanor into a felony, it is incumbent upon the trial judge to inform the defendant that by pleading guilty he waives (a) his privilege against compulsory self-incrimination; (b) his right to trial and jury trial where it is applicable; (c) his right to confront his accusers, and to make sure that the accused has a full understanding of what the plea connotes and of its consequence.”

   14 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Pertuit · State v. Newman

2. “Our decision will be fully applicable to this case and any other case filed and presently pending in this court involving the issue presented herein. In all other cases, however, we will apply our holding to guilty pleas entered after this decision becomes final.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 416 So. 2d 1298 - State v. Moore · 415 So. 2d 912 - State v. Bosworth

3. “in taking a plea of guilty, an express and knowing waiver of at least these three federal constitutional rights [the privilege against compulsory self-incrimination; the right to trial and jury trial where applicable; the right to confront one's accuser] must be made, which waiver cannot be presumed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 977 So. 2d 305 - State v. Dardar · 412 So. 2d 1034 - State v. Toney