West v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “an attorney may offer his client a prediction, based upon his experience or instinct, of the sentence possibilities the accused should weigh in determining upon a plea. An erroneous sentence estimate by defense counsel does not render a plea involuntary_ And a defendant’s erroneous expectation, based on his attorney’s erroneous estimate, likewise does not render a plea involuntary.’ ” West, 702 S.W.2d at 633 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Culver v. State · Timothy L. Bolton v. State of Mississippi

2. “Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, when in its opinion the best interest of society and the defendant will be served, the court may, after receiving a plea of guilty or plea of nolo conten-dere, hearing the evidence, and finding that it substantiates the defendant’s guilt, defer further proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt, and place the defendant on probation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Cabezas v. State · Powers v. State

3. “The Legislature has prescribed methods the courts may use to grant post-conviction probation. Article 42.12 § 3, V.A.C. C.P., authorized a form commonly known as “regular” or “initial” probation, in contrast to the form authorized in Sec. 3e, known as “shock” probation. Yet another form of probation is authorized by Art. 42.12, Sec. 3d, — known as deferred adjudication or unadjudication probation.”

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