495 So. 2d 436 - Page v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “by binding over or recognizing the offender to compel his appearance to answer the offense.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Leslie Danielle Dewitt v. State of Mississippi · 599 So. 2d 951 - Ormond v. State

2. “... Application of [the federal Sixth Amendment] approach to our state constitutional right would be wholly unworkable ... [It has effect of providing right to counsel to accused] only after it could be said with reasonable certainty that it would no longer do him any good.... [W]e reject the federal approach and for purposes of today's decision rely exclusively upon state law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Foster v. State

3. “need not stand alone against the state at any stage of the prosecution, formal or informal, in court or out, where counsel's absence might derogate from the accused's right to a fair trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 551 So. 2d 77 - Minnick v. State