42 Md. App. 15 - Fairbanks v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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

1. ““If the defendant elects to be tried by the court, the trial of the case on its merits before the court may not proceed until the court determines, after inquiry of the defendant on the record, that the defendant has made his election for a court trial with full knowledge of his right to a jury trial and that he has knowingly and voluntarily waived the right. If the court determines otherwise, it shall give the defendant another election pursuant to this Rule.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Datcher v. State · 42 Md. App. 209 - Jones v. State

2. “‘Yes, sir, it is.’ ” Our holding, at 398 A. 2d 817 , was: “That rule requires only that the court ‘determines, after inquiry ... on the record’ that the election was knowing, voluntary, and with full knowledge of defendant’s rights. It does not require that the ‘inquiry’ be by the court, only that it be on the record, to substantiate the court’s determination.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Datcher v. State · Countess v. State

3. ““Appellant raised no objection below to the waiver of trial by jury. In fact, his attorney volunteered that: ‘Mr. Fairbanks- understands what a jury trial is. He understands he has the absolute right to have a jury trial and wishes to waive that right and be tried by the Court here today. Is that correct, Mr. Fairbanks?’.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Datcher v. State · Countess v. State