State v. Pickett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “transcript of the guilty plea colloquy. Anything less than a”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 760 So. 2d 1262 - State v. Gardette · 864 So. 2d 758 - State v. Nabak

2. “At the hearing on January 24, 1994, the trial judge did not specifically inquire into the defendant's background or ability to understand the proceedings. The transcript shows that the judge verbally advised defendant of his right to `the assistance of a lawyer.' The transcript also indicates that the defendant spoke with the district attorney prior to entering his guilty plea in this proceeding. The defendant was not only aware of his right to enter a guilty plea under La. C.Cr.P. art. 894, but he took advantage of that right. * * * The colloquy in each case gave the trial court an opportunity to measure the defendant's capacity to understand the rights that he was waiving. Further, the waiver of rights form signed by both the defendant and the trial judge correctly listed the rights that were being waived. We conclude that the plea colloquy in the 1994 predicate conviction was sufficient to demonstrate that the defendant was properly advised of his right to counsel at all stages of the proceedings and to support a knowing waiver of his right to counsel....”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 795 So. 2d 488 - State v. Rodrigue · 791 So. 2d 765 - State v. Lowry

3. “Advice with respect to the defendant's sentencing exposure may facilitate the taking of a voluntary guilty plea ..., but it has never formed part of the Louisiana supreme court's core Boykin requirements for the entry of a presumptively valid guilty plea in any case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 791 So. 2d 749 - State v. Manson · 769 So. 2d 791 - State v. Frickey