Reid v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

48 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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In order to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 3 [Chatman] must prove both that his trial counsel’s performance was deficient and that there is a reasonable probability that the trial result would have been different if not for the deficient performance. 4”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 306 Ga. App. 218 - Chatman v. State · 306 Ga. App. 693 - Smith v. State

2. “Decisions about which jury charges to request are strategic and provide no grounds for reversal unless such tactical decisions are so patently unreasonable that no competent attorney would have chosen them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. BYRD v. the STATE.

3. “The improper closing of a courtroom is structural error requiring reversal only if the defendant properly objected at trial and raised the issue on direct appeal.”

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