Morgan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 5 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. ““The requirement that there has been an ‘adjudication of guilt’ does not require exact and specific terminology in order to satisfy the requirements of the HFOA. Giving [the HFOA] its practical application, where the record shows that the appellant pleaded guilty in court in the presence of his attorney and a sentencing order was then filed, as acknowledged by the circuit court, 2 this must be construed as an adjudication of guilt in order ‘to prevent absurdity, hardship, or injustice, and to favor public convenience.’ Baker v. State, 483 N.E.2d 772, 774 (Ind.App.1985).”

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

2. ““Comes now the defendant before this Court with his/her attorney of record. The defendant changes his/her plea of not guilty to a plea of guilty. Sentencing Order filed.””

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

3. “each case must be evaluated on its facts to determine whether an adjudication of guilt was proved.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Craig v. State