766 So. 2d 41 - Pleas v. State’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. “there is a reasonable probability that had counsel's assistance been effective, [the defendant] would not have pled guilty, but would have insisted on going to trial.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 878 - Dobbs v. State · 920 So. 2d 486 - Vandergriff v. State

2. “Before the trial court may accept a plea of guilty, the court must determine that the plea is voluntarily and intelligently made and that there is a factual basis for the plea. A plea of guilty is not voluntary if induced by fear, violence, deception, or improper inducements. A showing that the plea of guilty was voluntarily and intelligently made must appear in the record.”

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

3. “Our standard of review pertaining to voluntariness of guilty pleas is well settled: `this Court will not set aside findings of a trial court sitting without a jury unless such findings are clearly erroneous.' In order to meet constitutional standards, a guilty plea must be freely and voluntarily entered.”

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