250 N.C. App. 254 - State v. Ward’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]actical decisions, such as which witnesses to call, 'whether and how to conduct cross-examinations, what jurors to accept or strike, and what trial motions to make are ultimately the province of the lawyer. ....'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 256 N.C. App. 86 - State v. Curry · State v. Marshall

2. “However, when counsel and a fully informed criminal defendant ... reach an absolute impasse as to such tactical decisions [during trial], the client's wishes must control....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 256 N.C. App. 86 - State v. Curry · State v. Marshall

3. “this Court has held that despite a conflict, trial counsel is not compelled to pursue strategy or tactical decisions based on frivolous or unsupported claims.”

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