State v. Webster’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
4 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Bowser v. New Brunswick Housing Authority · Greer Ex Rel. Peterson v. Naklicki · State v. Rue · In Re Civil Commitment of AEF
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.
“PCR counsel must communicate with the client, investigate the claims urged by the client, and determine whether there are additional claims that should be brought forward. Thereafter, counsel should advance all of the legitimate arguments that the record will support. If after investigation counsel can formulate no fair legal argument in support of a particular claim raised by defendant, no argument need be made on that point. Stated differently, the brief must advance the arguments that can be made in support of the petition and include defendant's remaining claims, either by listing them or incorporating them by reference so that the judge may consider them. [ Webster, supra, 187 N.J. at 257 , 901 A. 2d 338 .]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[c]ounsel should advance any grounds insisted upon by defendant notwithstanding that counsel deems them without merit.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“then must `fashion the most effective arguments possible.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.