Goode v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 12 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. BIVENS v. STATE · LEE v. STATE

2. “Goode cannot show that he was prejudiced by the absence of additional mitigating evidence. Most of the information provided in the affidavits was presented to the jury. Goode's mother and fiancé testified about his good family background, his childhood, his participation in high school sports, and his devotion to his family and children. Goode's coworker testified about his employment and his ability to assist patients in the mental health ward at the hospital. One affidavit describes Goode as coming from a good home, but upon reaching his teen years he began getting into trouble because he was influenced by peers. Affidavits from Goode's children describe their life with Goode in a very positive light. Coworkers' affidavits also describe him as a good worker. Other friends describe Goode as a good person while around them. Much of Goode's proposed additional mitigation evidence was cumulative to that presented to the jury. Even if trial counsel had presented all of the mitigating witnesses now proposed, there is no reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Goode v. Carpenter

3. “in a prosecution for any criminal homicide, an appropriate photograph of the victim while alive shall be admissible evidence when offered by the district attorney to show the general appearance and condition of the victim while alive.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. NOLEN v. STATE