Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[al plea agreement is a contract, 'an explicit agreement between the State and the defendant which is binding upon both parties when accepted by the trial court”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Debro v. State · Miller v. State

2. “contracts made in violation of a statute are void and unenforceable.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Debro v. State · Miller v. State

3. “the conviction and sentence entered pursuant to the illegal plea agreement must be vacated.”

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