State v. Janto’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
26 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 27 later decisions — most recently April 2023 · most notably State v. Jess (2008), State v. Maugaotega (2007)
26 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Drope v. Missouri · Jones v. United States · State v. Estrada · Lafferty v. Cook · State v. Silva
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Pursuant to HRS § 704-403, the trial court must determine whether the defendant either (1) lacks capacity to understand the proceedings against him or her; or (2) lacks capacity to assist in his or her defense. Accord Siah v. State, 837 P.2d 485, 487 (Okla.Crim.App.1992), (noting that. “competency to stand trial consists of two elements, statutorily defined: (1) the present ability of a person ... charged with a crime to understand the nature of the charges and proceedings brought against him; and (2) the ability to effectively and rationally assist in his defense.” (citing Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 1175.1 (1981)).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Castro · State v. Castro“[t]he standard for determining competence is statutorily mandated by HRS Chapter 704 and primarily a matter for the professional determination of the examiners appointed by the trial court in accordance with HRS Chapter 704. An abuse of discretion standard is appropriate because the determination relies upon the trial court’s assessment of the testimony of expert witnesses and its observational assessment of the defendant.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Castro · State v. Madden“[n]o person who as a result of a physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect lacks capacity to understand the proceedings against the person or to assist in the person’s own defense shall be tried, convicted, or sentenced for the commission of an offense so long as such incapacity endures.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Uyesugi · State v. Castro
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.