State v. Goode’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Because both prongs of the Strickland test must be met to establish ineffective assistance of counsel, we need not always address both prongs.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Reid · State v. Momoh

2. “a strong presumption that counsel was competent and effective, giving [defense] counsel wide latitude in making tactical decisions, and we will not question such decisions unless there is no reasonable basis supporting them.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Roberts · State v. Cantarero

3. “[a] 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.”

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