Bryan v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
492 F.2d 775 · 1974
Citation profile
107 federal appellate · 2 district · 5 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 127 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently September 2014 · most notably Blackledge v. Allison (1977), Rl v. Ct
107 federal appellate · 2 district · 5 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Brady v. United States · Santobello v. New York · MacHibroda v. United States · School Board of Richmond v. State Board of Education · 3 Cal. 3d 595 - People v. West
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 127 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he defendant shall be placed under oath”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““The disposition of criminal charges by agreement between the prosecutor and the accused, sometimes loosely called ‘plea bargaining,’ is an essential component of the administration of justice. Properly administered, it is to be encouraged. If every criminal charge were subjected to a full-scale trial, the States and the Federal Government would need to multiply by many times the number of judges and court facilities. “Disposition of charges after plea discussions is not only an essential part of the process but a highly desirable part for many reasons. It leads to prompt and largely final disposition of most criminal cases; it avoids much of the corrosive impact of enforced idleness during pretrial confinement for those who are de nied release pending trial; it protects the public from those accused persons who are prone to continue criminal conduct even while on pretrial release; and, by shortening the time between charge and disposition, it enhances whatever may be the rehabilitative prospects of the guilty when they are ultimately imprisoned. See Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742, 751-752 , 90 S.Ct. 1463 , 25 L.Ed.2d 747, 758 (1970). “However, all of these considerations presuppose fairness in securing agreement between an accused and a prosecutor. It is now clear, for example, that the accused pleading guilty must be counseled, absent a waiver. [Citation omitted.] Fed. Rule Crim.Proc. 11, governing pleas in federal courts, now makes clear that the sentencing judge mus”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Warner · State v. Thorstad“A defendant may plead not guilty, guilty or, with the consent of the court, nolo contendere. The court may refuse to accept a plea of guilty, and shall not accept such plea or a plea of nolo contendere without first addressing the defendant personally and determining that the plea is made voluntarily with understanding of the nature of the charge and the consequences of the plea. If a defendant refuses to plead or if the court refuses to accept a plea of guilty or if a defendant corporation fails to appear, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty. The court shall not enter a judgment upon a plea of guilty unless it is satisfied that there is a factual basis for the plea.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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