Ross v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Similarly, we review a grant of summary judgment for correctness, granting no deference to the lower court.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lucero v. State · Jackson v. State

2. “We review an appeal from an order dismissing or denying a petition for post-conviction relief for correctness without deference to the lower court's conclusions of law.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jackson v. State · Arriaga v. State

3. “a petitioner must prove that appellate counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonable conduct and that the deficient performance prejudiced him.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McCloud v. State · Menzies v. State