State v. Coristine’s Empirical Analysis
2013
Citation profile
23
cited by 23 later decisions
2
states following
February 2025
most recently cited
23 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2111
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Chapman v. State of California · Glasser v. United States · Faretta v. California · North Carolina v. Alford
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To further the truth-seeking function of trial and to respect the defendant’s dignity and autonomy, the Sixth Amendment recognizes the defendant’s right to control important strategic decisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. State v. Lawler“trial error is of constitutional magnitude, prejudice is presumed and the State bears the burden of proving it was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.