State v. Maddagan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The right to retain private counsel serves to foster the trust between attorney and client that is necessary for the attorney to be a truly effective advocate. Not only are decisions crucial to the defendant’s liberty placed in counsel’s hands, but the defendant’s perception of the fairness of the process, and his [or her] willingness to acquiesce in its results, depend upon his [or her] confidence in his [or her] counsel’s dedication, loyalty, and ability.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Reed.

2. “the right to counsel of choice is qualified, and can be outweighed by countervailing governmental interests. But in light of the right to counsel, and in the absence of countervailing considerations, a criminal defendant should have his, her, or its choice of privately retained counsel.... Whether a change in counsel should be permitted ... rests in the sound discretion of the trial court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Cramer

3. “to the Family Court and without a continuance. Father contends a criminal defendant's right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 14 of the Hawai#i Constitution”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. In re: K Children, KK1, KK2, and KK3