Stack 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. “We agree with the view adopted in Massachusetts and Connecticut that a criminal defendant is entitled to the assistance of counsel throughout the sentence review procedure, including the time when an appeal of sentence is to be filed. ... [W]e conclude that sentence review before the Appellate Division, like the original sentencing itself, is a critical stage of a criminal proceeding, and a defendant is therefore constitutionally entitled to counsel ... in filing an appeal to that body.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ranta v. State

2. ““[i]f the panel holds a hearing in connection with any review of a sentence pursuant to this subtitle, the defendant shall be entitled to appear in person at the hearing and to be represented by counsel retained by him, or previously appointed by the sentencing judge, or appointed by one or more members of the panel.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 73 Md. App. 329 - Rendelman v. State