Mure 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. ““Presuming waiver from a silent record is impermissible; the record must show, or there must be an allegation and evidence to show, that an accused was offered counsel but intelligently and understandingly rejected the offer. “A defendant should be represented by counsel, or intelligently waive the same, in all cases wherein the first conviction may be the basis for a subsequent higher offense.””

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

2. ““ ‘Presuming waiver of counsel from a silent record is impermissible; the record must show, or there must he an allegation and evidence which shows, that an accused was offered counsel hut intelligently and understandingly rejected the offer.’ ” (Emphasis added)”

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