Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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. “Indeed, as noted, the record supports the opposite conclusion, in that the only evidence before the court considering the motion for new trial, as amended, suggested that [Davis] was not interested in further pursuing attempts to resolve his case with a plea bargain and was determined to go to trial. Simply, [Davis] has failed to carry his burden under Strickland v. Washington, 19”

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

2. “In assessing whether an out-of-court statement has sufficient indicia of trustworthiness, this Court looks at the totality of the circumstances; the initial determination as to whether a statement is trustworthy is a matter for the trial court’s discretion, the exercise of which will not be overturned absent an abuse of that discretion. [Cit.]”

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

3. “[i]n the context of a plea offer, trial counsel can be found to have rendered less than reasonably professional assistance if counsel has not informed his client that such a plea offer has been made and advised the client of the consequences of the choices confronting him.”

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