State v. Hatton’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. “Appellants’ real complaint is that they did not know they were within one thousand feet of public housing when they carried out their plan to sell crack cocaine. This ignorance is not a product of appellants’ inability to understand the statute. It is the result of their failure to determine the existence of and their distance from public housing. The burden of ascertaining those facts lies with appellants under the statute. The due process clause simply does not require that the state prove appellant’s knowledge of his proximity to public housing, nor does it require the state prove appellant’s knowledge that the property is classified as public housing, before it will allow the state to enhance the punishment for a crime appellant intentionally committed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Minner · Applewhite v. State

2. ““The record shows that at the commencement of the trial proceedings, Troy’s attorney stated to the judge that Troy was ‘waiving jury.’ This statement was made in Troy’s presence and Troy offered no objection at that time or at any time during or after the trial. Troy does not argue that he waived his right to a jury trial involuntarily, nor does he argue that he intended to exercise his right to a jury trial despite his attorney’s contrary statement. Rather, his complaint challenges the trial court’s procedure for securing a valid waiver. Troy claims that his attorney’s representation that Troy was waiving the right to a jury was inadequate as a waiver on its face. According to Troy, in order for the waiver to be valid, the constitution requires the trial judge to conduct an independent examination and make a separate determination that Troy intentionally relinquished his right to a jury trial. See State v. Bibb, 702 S.W.2d 462, 466 (Mo. banc 1985). (‘Under the Constitution and Rule 27.01(b), a waiver by the accused and an assent of the court must appear from the record with unmistakable clarity.’) Assuming for argument’s sake that the trial court should have conducted a more thorough examination to determine Troy’s understanding of his waiver of his right to a trial by jury, it does not follow that the trial court’s failure to do so necessarily results in a reversal of his conviction. ‘To preserve appellate review, constitutional claims must be made at the first opportunity,”

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

3. “A person commits the offense of distribution of a controlled substance near public housing or other governmental assisted housing if he violates section 195.211 by unlawfully distributing or delivering any controlled substance to a person in or on, or within one thousand feet of the real property comprising public housing or other governmental assisted housing.”

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