83 Wis. 2d 559 - Hatcher v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

43 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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed to him by constitution, statute, or rule; “(2) the plea was not entered or ratified by the defendant or a person authorized to so act in his behalf; “(3) the plea was involuntary, or was entered without knowledge of the charge or that the sentence actually imposed could be imposed; or “(4) he did not receive the charge or sentence concessions contemplated by the plea agreement and the prosecuting attorney failed to seek or not to oppose these concessions as promised in the plea agreement.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 85 Wis. 2d 494 - Spinella v. State · 92 Wis. 2d 554 - State v. Rock

2. “A deliberate attempt to delay the trial in order to hamper the defense should be weighted heavily against the government. A more neutral reason such as negligence or overcrowded courts should be weighted less heavily but nevertheless should be considered since the ultimate responsibility for such circumstances must rest with the government rather than with the defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2000 WI App 156 - State v. Leighton

3. “(1) that a violation of a constitutional right ha[d] occurred; (2) that this violation caused him to enter a plea of guilty or of no contest; and (3) that at the time of his plea, he was unaware of the potential constitutional challenges to the case against him because of the violation. Id. (citation omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 139 Wis. 2d 353 - State v. Harvey