Lester v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
1
states following
November 2009
most recently cited
13 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 819 So. 2d 891 - Wofford v. State
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“This Court has consistently held that, `once a defendant indicates his desire to avail himself of the [Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure] 3.170( l ) procedure, the trial court must appoint conflict-free counsel to advise and assist the defendant in this regard.'”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mullins v. State · Smith v. State“challenges the summary denial of his ... motion to withdraw a plea pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170( l ).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Miller v. State · Young v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.