Dull v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is well settled that it requires strong and convincing evidence to rebut the presumption that counsel has been competent. Incompetency of counsel revolves around the particular facts of each case, and what the attorney did or did not do must have made the proceedings a mockery of justice shocking to the conscience of the reviewing court to constitute incompetence. This court will not second-guess tactics or strategy of a particular attorney in a particular case.” Dull v. State, (1978) 267 Ind. 549 , 372 N.E.2d 171, 173 .”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sammons v. State · Hendricks v. State

2. ““[w]here neither the record nor appellant’s brief revealed any proffered basis or circumstance which would satisfactorily mitigate appellant’s failure to pursue or perfect a remedy through the normal procedural channels, the legal validity of the waiver defense presented was unre-butted and appellant’s issues were waived.””

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