State v. Adams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"When such a claim is brought under K.S.A. 60-1507 and the district court conducts a full evidentiary hearing on the claim, we review the district court's factual findings for substantial competent evidence and determine whether the court's factual findings support its conclusions of law. The district court's conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. [Citation omitted.]" 297 Kan. at 669 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Galleher v. State

2. “Errors evaluated under Cronic are rare, and most alleged deficiencies are properly evaluated under Strickland rather than Cronic.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Z.M.

3. “show[ing] that counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Balbirnie v. State