State v. Crespo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is raised for the first time on appeal, there is no lower court ruling to review and we must decide whether the defendant was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel as a matter of law.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Gallegos · 2018 UT App 108 - State v. Padilla

2. “[t]o prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, [Burnett] must demonstrate that counsel's performance was deficient and that the deficient performance was prejudicial-i.e., that it affected the outcome of the case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Burnett · 2018 UT App 23 - State v. Farnworth

3. “A remand under rule 23B is 'available only upon a nonspeculative allegation of facts, not fully appearing in the record on appeal, which, if true, could support a determination that counsel was ineffective.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Gallegos · State v. Jordan