Jones 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he absence of evidence from which a finding of trial counsel’s deficient performance could be made, coupled with [Butler’s] mere speculation concerning the prejudice purportedly wrought by the unproven deficient performance, leads us to conclude the trial court did not err when it determined that [Butler] did not carry his burden of proving ineffective assistance of counsel....”

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

2. ““When irregular juror conduct is shown, there is a presumption of prejudice to the defendant, and the prosecution carries the burden of establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that no harm occurred. . . . ‘(W)here the substance of the communication is established without contradiction, the facts themselves may establish the lack of prejudice or harm to the defendant.’ ” [Cit.]”

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

3. “The true test of the sufficiency of an indictment is not whether it could be made more certain and definite, but whether it contains the elements of the offense charged, apprises the accused of what he must be prepared to defend against, and protects against double jeopardy.”

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