504 So. 2d 419 - State v. Caudle’s Empirical Analysis

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11 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Further, because Caudle waited nine years before filing the Motion to Vacate and the Court files had been destroyed in the interim, the County Court was justified in applying the doctrine of laches. ¡St ¡st * Although the existing court records are silent as to whether the Defendant was advised of his rights and knowingly and intelligently waived those rights, the prior judgment had been of record for at least nine years at the time the Defendant’s Motion was filed. To allow a defendant to delay until State’s records or witnesses are unavailable and then seek to place an impossible burden of proof on the State is inequitable and unjust. Although the rights provided by the constitution are a shield against violations of due process, surely a defendant must be required to claim that his armor was defective before forcing the State to surrender its sword.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Middleton · 565 So. 2d 762 - Hlad v. State

2. “was not used in the challenged proceeding to convert a misdemeanor to a felony punishable by a prison term.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 565 So. 2d 762 - Hlad v. State

3. “where the uncounseled conviction was entered as evidence in the guilt phase of the defendant's trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 565 So. 2d 762 - Hlad v. State