Williams v. State’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. ““(b) Waiver of the right to counsel. A defendant may waive his or her right to counsel in writing or on the record, after the court has ascertained that the defendant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily desires to forgo that right. At the time of accepting a defendant’s waiver of the right to counsel, the court shall inform the defendant that the waiver may be withdrawn and counsel appointed or retained at any stage of the proceedings.””

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

2. ““In Hairgrove v. State, 680 So.2d 946, 947 (Ala.Cr.App.1995), cert. denied, 680 So.2d 947 (Ala.1996), this court stated that the language of Rule 6.1(b) ‘is clear and mandatory’ in requiring that the trial court must advise the defendant that he has the right to withdraw any waiver of the right to counsel at any time during the proceedings. See also Farid v. State, 720 So.2d 998, 999 (Ala.Cr.App.1998).””

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