Leigh v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Defendant must act with reasonable diligence in ordering preparation of case- made by court reporter, or he may defeat his own appeal because of laches on his part. “An indigent defendant can waive his right to casemade and appeal at State expense either by his own election of choice, or by his subsequent actions which show him not to be indigent, the same as he can waive any other statutory or constitutional right, so long as such is knowingly and intelligently done. “Defendant in criminal case may waive any right, not inalienable, given him by statute or constitution which can be relinquished without affecting rights of others and without detriment to community at large; and such waiver may be made either by express agreement or by conduct, or by failure to insist upon right in seasonable time.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gibson v. Page · Lewis v. Page

2. ““1. That judgment and sentence was imposed on the defendant, Earnest Ray Lewis, on September 26, 1966; that written notice of intention to appeal, and request for casemade, were given by said defendant’s attorney on September 28,1966. 2. That on September 28, 1966, Mr. George Briggs, a competent attorney with extensive criminal experience, was retained by the defendant as his private counsel for the pur pose of appealing said case to the Court of Criminal Appeals. 3. That, although the minute of September 26, 1966, shows that a request for casemade at State expense was taken under advisement, it is clearly shown by the testimony of Mr. Briggs that by reason of a reduction in the appeal bond that the request for casemade at State expense was not pursued and, in fact, the defendant agreed to obtain the casemade. 4. That repeated efforts after September 28, 1966, were made by Mr. Briggs requesting that either the defendant, or his father send sums of money sufficient to obtain the casemade and that the defendant, consistently, promised that said sums would be furnished; the evi-dentiary hearing further, fully, shows that the defendant is an intelligent person capable of understanding, and that he was fully advised of his rights and obligations [as shown by Mr. Briggs’ testimony in the transcript]. 5. That the evidentiary hearing further showed the defendant at no time was diligent in perfecting his appeal, or assisting in obtaining a casemade; that the defendant, after hiring hi”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lewis v. Page

3. ““When an appeal is lodged in this Court, the defendant is charged with the responsibility of meeting the requirements of the statutes to perfect his appeal.””

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