Jones v. Jamrog’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 federal appellate ·

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

1. “Although on average reasonable people might agree that it is in a criminal defendant’s best interest to seek representation, ultimately, it is the defendant who must be free to personally decide whether in his particular case counsel is to his advantage. This choice is at once a choice to exercise an independent Sixth Amendment right, the right to represent oneself, and a choice to forgo another Sixth Amendment right, the right to counsel. The choice, therefore, is in part a waiver and, thus must be made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 476 F. Supp. 2d 768 - Moore v. Haviland

2. “(1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or (2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cornett v. Lindamood