497 So. 2d 863 - Johnston v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1986

Citation profile

cited by 92 later decisions

states following

December 2018

most recently cited

1 federal appellate · 87 state decisions

How this case has been cited

Cited by 92 later decisions — most recently December 2018 · most notably State v. Stenson (1997), 668 So. 2d 954 - Terry v. State (1996)

1 federal appellate · 87 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

Relies on Faretta v. California · Daniel v. Security Pacific National Bank · Rodriguez v. New York · Swansboro Country, Inc. v. Lumberman's Mortgage Co. · 110 So. 2d 654 - Williams v. State

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

“[i]n determining whether a defendant has knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel, a trial court should inquire into, among other things: defendant's age, mental status, and lack of knowledge and experience in criminal proceedings.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. Losada v. State · 584 So. 2d 120 - Jones v. State
“[g]eneral loss of confidence or trust standing alone will not support withdrawal of counsel.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. Williams v. State · Trease v. State
“(2) A defendant shall not be deemed to have waived the assistance of counsel until the entire process of offering counsel has been completed and a thorough inquiry into accused's comprehension of that offer and his capacity to make that choice intelligently and understandingly has been made. (3) No waiver shall be accepted where it appears that the defendant is unable to make an intelligent and understanding choice because of his mental condition, age, education, experience, the nature or complexity of the case, or other factors.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. Bowen v. State · 584 So. 2d 120 - Jones v. State

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.