169 W. Va. 357 - State v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
28
cited by 28 later decisions
2
states following
November 1995
most recently cited
28 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 157 W. Va. 640 - State v. Thomas · 161 W. Va. 530 - State v. Pratt · 159 W. Va. 909 - State v. Casdorph · 168 W. Va. 707 - State v. Harless · 168 W. Va. 408 - State v. Church
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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““A charge of ineffective assistance of counsel is not one to be made lightly. It is a serious charge which calls into question the integrity, ability and competence of a member of the bar. We suggest that counsel consider carefully the facts of a case before raising this issue, keeping the Code of Professional Responsibility readily in mind.” (Footnote omitted).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.