Green v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The question whether a prisoner is entitled to habeas relief is a mixed question of law and fact. Consequently, a circuit court's conclusions of law are not binding on this Court but are subject to review to ascertain whether the circuit court correctly applied the law to the facts.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Tice · Hash v. DIRECTOR OF DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

2. “[t]he defendant must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.... [T]he question is whether there is a reasonable probability that, absent the errors, the factfinder would have had a reasonable doubt respecting guilt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hash v. DIRECTOR OF DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS · Emmett v. Warden of Sussex I State Prison

3. “counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Yarbrough v. WARDEN, SUSSEX STATE PRISON · Emmett v. Warden of Sussex I State Prison