State v. Maestas’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “To establish ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that (1) counsel's performance was deficient in that it fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2) counsel's performance was prejudicial in that there is a 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. State v. Miller · State v. Cooper

2. “(1) the site of interrogation; (2) whether the investigation focused on the accused; (8) whether the objective indicia of arrest were present; and (4) the length and form of interrogation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2012 UT App 367 - State v. Mills

3. “Where an individual is subject to custodial interrogation and not given Miranda warnings, any statement made by that individual is inadmissible at trial”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2012 UT App 367 - State v. Mills