Benson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A factual basis exists if the defendant understands the facts recited by the court and expresses an awareness of the nature and elements of the charge.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Knox · Jeffcott v. State

2. “The purpose of this rule is to ensure that a defendant understand[s] the specific charges against him, that he understand[s] the maximum penalty confronting him, and that he recognize[s] that he has waived specific legal rights by pleading guilty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Knox

3. “The factual basis must exist on the record as a whole, but it does not need to be established by the defendant's own words or by an admission of the facts recited by the State.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Knox