575 So. 2d 747 - Setzer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[d]efense counsel shall advise [the] defendant of ... all pertinent matters bearing on the choice of which plea to enter and the particulars attendant upon each plea and the likely results thereof... .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. State · 598 So. 2d 120 - Levens v. State

2. “defense counsel has the obligation to ensure that a defendant understands the direct consequences of his plea.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. State · 677 So. 2d 43 - Richardson v. State

3. “Here, in his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, appellant alleges as good cause the fact that he did not understand that by agreeing to be adjudicated as an habitual offender he forfeited his right to receive any basic gain time. At the motion hearing appellant was not permitted to introduce any evidence or to present any argument in support of this claim. Instead, the trial court simply denied the motion. In making this determination the trial court apparently concluded that, even assuming that appellant's claim is true, such a claim fails to constitute a valid basis for withdrawal. This conclusion is erroneous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 638 So. 2d 527 - Wilcox v. State