255 Ga. App. 631 - Hall v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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

1. “Generally, a defendant claiming ineffectiveness of counsel bears the burden of proving that (1) his attorney’s representation in specified instances fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2) that a reasonable probability exists that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 276 Ga. App. 99 - Woods v. State

2. “A motion for funds to obtain an expert witness requires a reasonable showing to the court, by the defendant, why the expert's services are required, what services are to be performed by such expert, the identity of the expert, and the cost to provide the needed services.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 269 Ga. App. 12 - McKinney v. State

3. “The granting or denial of a motion for [funds to hire an] expert witness [ ] lies within the sound discretion of the trial court. Unless there has been an abuse of discretion, the trial court's ruling will be upheld.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 269 Ga. App. 12 - McKinney v. State