State v. Ballance’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “To successfully assert an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, defendant must satisfy a two-prong test. First, he must show that counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness. Second, once defendant satisfies the first prong, he must show that the error committed was so serious that a reasonable probability exists that the trial result would have been different absent the error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 234 N.C. App. 186 - State v. Earls

2. “[a] violation of the defendant's rights under the Constitution of the United States is prejudicial unless the appellate court finds that it was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 252 N.C. App. 266 - State v. Muhammad

3. “[a]n error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt if it did not contribute to the defendant's conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 252 N.C. App. 266 - State v. Muhammad