Boulden v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) Are you making this decision of your own free will?; (2) Has anyone offered or promised you anything in exchange for giving up your right to a jury trial?; (3) Has anyone threatened or coerced you in any way regarding your decision?; and (4) Are you presently under the influence of any medications, drugs, or alcohol?”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sharp v. State · 193 Md. App. 426 - Aguilera v. State

2. “The right to a jury trial in Maryland in qualifying criminal cases is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and by Articles 5 (“[T]he inhabitants of Maryland are entitled to ... trial by jury____”), 21 (“[I]n all criminal prosecutions, every man hath a right to ... a speedy trial by an impartial jury, without whose unanimous consent he ought not to be found guilty.”), and 24 (due process) of the Maryland Declaration of Rights.... A defendant may elect to waive this right and instead be tried by the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 197 Md. App. 264 - Frazier v. State

3. “In a jury trial the State has the burden of proving its case beyond a reasonable doubt, just as in a [bench] trial.”) . We also decline to hold that the circuit court erred by substituting “full awareness of potential consequences” for”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 206 Md. App. 309 - Ray v. State