State v. Dominguez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “he knows what he is doing and his choice is made with eyes open.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ruple · State v. Bakalov

2. “forgo those relinquished benefits. Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. [458], at 464-465 [ 58 S.Ct. 1019, at 1023 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 ]. Cf. Von Moltke v. Gillies, 332 U.S. 708, 723-724 [ 68 S.Ct. 316, at 323 , 92 L.Ed. 309 ] (plurality opinion of Black, J.). Although a defendant need not himself have the skill and experience of a lawyer in order competently and intelligently to choose self-representation, he should be made aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation, so that the record will establish that”

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

3. “[a] review of the transcript ... shows defendant was fully advised of his right to counsel and of the dangers and disadvantages of proceeding without the aid of an attorney”

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