2017 Pa. Super. 91 - Commonwealth v. Andrews’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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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.

1. “(1) the underlying legal claim is of arguable merit; (2) counsel's action or inaction lacked any objectively reasonable basis designed to effectuate his client's interest; and (3) prejudice, to the effect that there was a reasonable probability of a different outcome if not for counsel's error.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Root · Commonwealth v. Ligon

2. “I.Did the PCRA court err in rejecting [Grove]’s claim that trial counsel was ineffective for conceding that [Grove] had been convicted of an “enumerated offense” under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105(b)? II. Did the PCRA court err in rejecting [Grovel’s claim that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to argue that inclusion of Grove’s 1978 criminal trespass conviction as an “enumerated offense” violated the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution and Article I, § 26, of the Pennsylvania Constitution? III. Did the PCRA court err in rejecting [Grovel’s claim that tidal counsel was ineffective for failing to present the affirmative defense set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a)(2)(i)? IV. Did the PCRA court err in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on [Grovel’s claim that he had been denied an impartial tribunal due to ex parte communications between prosecutors and the judge presiding over his pretrial, trial, and post-sentence proceedings?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Grove