261 Ga. App. 871 - Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[d]ecisions as to whether to interpose certain objections fall within the realm of trial tactics and strategy and usually provide no basis for reversal of a conviction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 278 Ga. App. 16 - Davenport v. State · Frazier v. State

2. “To establish ineffectiveness, a defendant must prove that trial counsel’s performance was deficient and but for the deficiency a reasonable probability existed that the result of the trial would have been different. An error by counsel, even if professionally unreasonable, does not warrant reversal of a criminal conviction if it had no effect on the judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 269 Ga. App. 268 - Reynolds v. State

3. “The recalling of a witness for further examination at the instance of either party is always within the discretion of the trial judge.”

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