Zulpo v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"No person can be convicted of a felony except upon the verdict of a jury * * * unless in felony cases * * * the defendant, upon entering a plea (of not guilty), has in open court in person waived his right of a trial by jury in writing; provided, however, that it shall be necessary for the state to introduce evidence into the record showing the guilt of the defendant and said evidence shall be accepted by the court as the basis of its judgment and in no event shall a person charged be convicted upon his plea (of not guilty) without sufficient evidence to support the same (the plea of not guilty). The evidence (to support the plea of not guilty) may be stipulated if the defendant * * *."”

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

2. “The evidence may be stipulated if the defendant in such case consents in writing, in open court, to waive the appearance, confrontation, and cross-examination of witnesses, and further consents to the introduction of testimony by affidavits, written statements of witnesses, and any other documentary evidence in support of the judgment of the court. Such waiver and consent must be approved by the court in writing, and be filed, with all of such evidence, in the file of the papers of the cause.”

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