State v. King’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. “To warrant reversal of a conviction, a [petitioner] alleging ineffective assistance of counsel must establish both 'that counsel's performance was deficient' and that 'the deficient performance prejudiced the defense.'”

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

2. “[R]ule 702 of the Utah Rules of Evidence governs only the admissibility of expert testimony, and [Utah precedent does] not transform admissible expert testimony into required expert testimony.”

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

3. “to fully investigate every potential lead. Rather, counsel has a duty to make reasonable investigations or to make a reasonable decision that makes particular investigations unnecessary.”

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