State v. Bunch’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'[a] trial court properly denies a defendant's petition for postconviction relief without holding an evidentiary hearing where the petition, the supporting affidavits, the documentary evidence, the files, - 11 - Butler CA2023-07-083 and the records do not demonstrate that petitioner set forth sufficient operative facts to establish substantive grounds for relief.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Kyles · State v. Hall

2. “In determining whether the petition states a substantive ground for relief, the trial court must consider the entirety of the record from the trial proceedings as well as any evidence filed by the parties in postconviction proceedings.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kyles · State v. Hall

3. “If the record on its face demonstrates that the petitioner is not entitled to relief, then the trial court must dismiss the petition.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kyles · State v. Hall