Jones v. Henderson’s Empirical Analysis
549 F.2d 995 · 1977
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Boykin v. Alabama · Powell v. State of Alabama Patterson · Edwards v. United States · Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections · Colson v. Smith
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]t is essential to recognize the difference between the duty of counsel to a defendant who enters a guilty plea and the duty to one who goes to trial. The court has frequently held that “the only required duty of counsel under the most liberal construction when a plea of guilty is entered is that counsel . .. should ascertain if the plea is entered voluntarily and knowingly.” [Citations omitted.]”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[W]e do not hold that every appointed counsel representing an accused who desires to plead guilty or whom he advises to plead guilty, must investigate all the facts of the case, explore all possible avenues of defense, etc., to the extent required of an appointed counsel representing an accused who pleads not guilty and goes to trial.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“It may be argued that a plea of guilty is not understanding^ made when the defendant is unaware of certain technical defenses which might very well make the prosecutor’s job more difficult or even impossible if he were put to his proof. However, we think “understanding^” refers merely to the meaning of the charge, and what acts amount to being guilty of the charge, and the consequences of pleading guilty thereto, rather than to dilatory or evidentiary defenses.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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