23 Ariz. App. 45 - State v. Suarez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If the court finds from the pleadings and record that all of the petitioner’s claims are frivolous and that it would not be beneficial to continue the proceedings, it may dismiss the petition. * * * However, if the court finds any colorable claim, it is required by Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293 , 83 S.Ct. 745 , 9 L.Ed.2d 770 (1963) to make a full factual determination before deciding it on its merits.””

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

2. ““To be colorable, a claim has to have the appearance of validity. That is, if appellant’s contentions are taken as true, do they successfully show ineffectiveness of counsel.” 23 Ariz.App. at 46, 530 P.2d at 403.”

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