Commonwealth v. Badger’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
August 1985
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chambers v. Mississippi · Tumey v. State of Ohio · In the Matters of Lee Roy Murchison and John Whites · Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Peters v. Kiff
Most-quoted passages
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“"Since our test requires that we examine the approach employed by trial counsel in light of the available alternatives, a finding of ineffectiveness could never be made unless we concluded that the alternatives not chosen offered a potential for success substantially greater than the tactics actually utilized." 427 Pa. at 605 n. 8, 235 A.2d at 353 n. 8.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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