Reponte v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

48 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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We stated in Wong v. Among, 52 Haw. [420,] 425, 477 P.2d [630,] 634 [(1970)]: “A plea of guilty in itself is a conviction and simultaneous waiver of several important constitutional guarantees— the privilege against self incrimination, a trial by jury, and the confrontation of one’s accusers. Such a waiver is not constitutionally acceptable unless made voluntarily and with full understanding of the consequences. (Citations omitted.)” The standard for determining the constitutional validity of guilty pleas “was and remains whether the plea represents a voluntary and intelligent choice among the alternate courses of action open to the defendant.” North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 31 , 91 S.Ct. 160 , 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kimsel

2. “an accused need not be informed prior to the acceptance of his guilty plea about every conceivable collateral effect the conviction might have.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Kealoha.

3. “A waiver is ordinarily an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known right or privilege.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hernandez.