Stansel v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “WHETHER ALLEGATIONS OF AFFIRMATIVE MISADVICE BY TRIAL COUNSEL ON THE SENTENCE-ENHANCING CONSEQUENCES OF A DEFENDANT'S PLEA FOR FUTURE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN AN OTHERWISE FACIALLY SUFFICIENT MOTION ARE COGNIZABLE AS AN INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL CLAIM.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. State · Nichols v. State

2. “[i]t should be apparent to a defendant that a prior conviction for a crime may cause him to be punished more harshly than a first-time offender.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Dickey · 830 So. 2d 899 - Alexander v. State

3. “Even in cases where defense counsel mistakenly informs the defendant that his guilty plea cannot be used to enhance a subsequent sentence, we believe public policy demands that the defendant bear the consequences of his decision to commit future crimes.”

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