Silvers v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
28
cited by 28 later decisions
1
states following
March 2016
most recently cited
26 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Jackson v. Virginia · Goodwin v. Cruz-Padillo · Smith v. Hardrick · Byrd v. State
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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To prevail on this claim, [Wells] must show that [his] attorney's performance was deficient and that, but for that deficient representation, there is a reasonable probability that the proceeding would have ended differently. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). . . . We must accept the trial court's factual findings and credibility determinations unless they are clearly erroneous, but we apply the appropriate legal principles to the facts independently. [Cit.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Wells v. THE STATE“seeks to exculpate his co-defendant lacks credibility, since he has nothing to lose by testifying untruthfully regarding the alleged innocence”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Tyler v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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