State v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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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. “Waiver of Right to Assigned Counsel As the undersigned party in this action, I freely and voluntarily declare that I have been clearly advised of my right to the assistance of counsel, that I have been fully informed of the charges against me, the nature of and the statutory punishment for each such charge, and the nature of the proceedings against me; that I have been advised of my right to have counsel assigned to assist me in defending against these charges or in handling these proceedings, and that I fully understand and appreciate the consequences of my decision to waive counsel. I freely, voluntarily and knowingly declare that I do not desire to have counsel assigned to assist me, that I expressly waive that right, and that in all respects I desire to appear in my own behalf, which I understand I have the right to do. Signature of Defendant, Petitioner, Respondent s/ Harry N. Jefferson Jr. (Sworn to this the 9th day of Feb., 1983.) Certificate of Judge I certify that the above named person has been fully informed in open Court of the nature of the proceeding or charges against him and of his right to have counsel assigned by the Court to represent him in this action; that he has elected in open Court to be tried in this action without the assignment of counsel; and that he has, 1 X 1 executed the above waiver in ray presence after its meaning and effect have been fully explained to him. Date — 2/9/83 Signature of Judge si Robert L. Farmer”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 68 N.C. App. 725 - State v. Jefferson