State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A court need not address both components of this inquiry if the defendant does not make a sufficient showing on one.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 386 Wis. 2d 630 - State v. Ford · 387 Wis. 2d 684 - State v. Spencer

2. “To prove constitutional prejudice, the defendant must show that 'there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.'”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 386 Wis. 2d 630 - State v. Ford · 387 Wis. 2d 684 - State v. Spencer

3. “`where the prosecutor goes beyond reasoning from the evidence to a conclusion of guilt and instead suggests that the jury arrive at a verdict by considering factors other than the evidence,'”

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