People v. Hutton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “whether the defendant was in custody or was free to leave and was aware of his situation; whether Miranda warnings were given prior to any interrogation and whether the defendant understood and waived his Miranda rights; whether the defendant had the opportunity to confer with counsel or anyone else prior to the interrogation; whether the challenged statement was made during the course of an interrogation or instead was volunteered; whether any overt or implied threat or promise was directed to the defendant; the method and style employed by the interrogator in questioning the defendant and the length and place of the interrogation; and the defendant’s mental and physical condition immediately prior to and during the interrogation, as well as his educational background, employment status, and prior experience with law enforcement and the criminal justice system.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Thomas · People v. Breidenbach

2. “the trial court failed to evaluate the totality of the circumstances and, therefore, did not apply the correct standard.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. in the Interest of D.F.

3. “in his opinion there had been some deception”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. People v. Miranda-Olivas