Blackmon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “At the time of sentencing, the Court inquired concerning the movant’s dissatisfaction with trial counsel. Based upon a review of the evidence at trial and the Court’s observations, the Court determined that there was no probable cause to believe that trial counsel was ineffective. The Court was properly vested with jurisdiction at the time of the sentence. The sentence imposed was not illegal. There was no denial or infringement of the rights given the movant by the constitution of Missouri or the constitution of the United States as to render the judgment subject to collateral attack. Accordingly, the Court finds that the allegations of the pro se motion and the amended motion for post-conviction relief have not been established. The motion for post-conviction relief is hereby DENIED. The movant’s request for evidentiary hearing is also DENIED.”

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