State v. Falls’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although in the present case, Defendant himself ultimately breached the terms of the plea agreement by not cooperating with law enforcement authorities as specified, we find the inducement of an illegal sentence vitiated the knowing and voluntary nature of the plea itself. Had Defendant complied with the terms of the plea agreement, the sentencing judge could not have adopted the sentence which the assistant district attorney agreed to recommend because it was an illegal sentence. Regardless of any cooperation by a defendant, a conviction of armed robbery negates any chance for a suspended or partially suspended sentence. Therefore, Defendant is entitled to have the guilty plea set aside.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Cloud · 771 So. 2d 700 - State v. Filer

2. “the trial court failed to recognize, or was unaware of, the impermissible term [suspension of sentence] in the Stipulated Plea Agreement”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 771 So. 2d 700 - State v. Filer

3. “clearly evidences an agreement in which the possibility of a suspended sentence was an inducement to plead guilty.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 771 So. 2d 700 - State v. Filer