United States v. Morillo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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

1. “depends on the specifics of the case, including questions asked or statements made by the judge, characteristics of the defendant, and evidence that the defendant understood that he was waiving his right to appeal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Thompson · United States v. Staveley

2. “record must show that the judge’s interrogation 'suffice[d] to ensure that the defendant freely and intelligently agreed to waive [his or] her right to appeal [his or] her forthcoming sentence.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Boudreau · United States v. Valdez

3. “inform the defendant of, and determine that the defendant understands . . . the terms of any plea-agreement provision waiving the right to appeal or to collaterally attack the sentence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Staveley · United States v. Rodriguez-Monserrate