815 So. 2d 1230 - Swift v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] guilty plea operates to waive the defendant's privilege against self-incrimination, the right to confront and cross-examine the prosecution's witnesses, the right to a jury trial and the right that the prosecution prove each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. State · 845 So. 2d 758 - Steele v. State

2. “3. Voluntariness. 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.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 881 So. 2d 933 - Ryals v. State · 834 So. 2d 747 - Clark v. State

3. “When this Court reviews a trial court's decision to deny a petition for post-conviction relief, it will not disturb the trial court's factual findings unless they are found to be clearly erroneous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 881 So. 2d 933 - Ryals v. State