People v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 9 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is undisputed that defendant was never advised of his right to appeal from the assault conviction and that, upon discovering that right, he made several timely and diligent pro se attempts to obtain review of the judgment through the avenues available to him at the time. Further, it is undisputed that the actions of this State prevented defendant from ever obtaining the review of the conviction to which he was entitled.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Mississippi

2. “[D]efendant ... seeks reversal of a 1963 New York assault conviction which was used as an aggravating factor at the sentencing phase of the Mississippi trial... . The defendant argues and the People concede the passage of time does not bar appeal. * * * * * * [T]he People concede that ... defendant has raised appealable issues with possible merit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 612 So. 2d 342 - Culberson v. State