State v. Goff’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “It can be argued that when a defendant challenges a sentence on this ground in a postconviction proceeding he has not only the burden of production but also the ultimate burden of proving the invalidity of the prior conviction. Cf., Mattheson v. Maggio, 714 F.2d 362 (5th Cir.1983) (habeas corpus petitioner has burden of proving convictions used to enhance sentence were uncounseled). Since, however, defendant filed his motion before the time for direct appeal from judgment of conviction had expired that issue is not before us.”

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

2. “Underlying our analysis is our belief that the right to counsel is generally so conscientiously honored — particularly here in Minnesota * * * that ordinarily it is safe for us to presume, absent some evidence to the contrary, that any prior conviction relied upon to enhance a defendant’s sentence was not obtained in violation of the right to counsel.”

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

3. “We now hold that in order to raise the issue with respect to a prior conviction— felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor — [appellant] must do more than simply request that the state be put to its burden of proving that the prior conviction was not obtained in violation of the defendant’s right to counsel.”

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