State v. Ruffin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although it is preferred for the trial judge to advise the defendant personally on the record of his right to a jury trial and have the defendant waive the right personally on the record, the Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to mandate this method as an absolute rule.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 978 So. 2d 1139 - State v. McCloud

2. “If a defendant does not object to the trial court's failure to rule on a motion prior to trial, the motion is considered waived.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 977 So. 2d 135 - State v. Cummings

3. “so serious as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial; one with a reliable result.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 846 So. 2d 167 - State v. Esteen