Propst v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

46 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If the defendant fails to satisfy either prong of the Strickland test, this Court is not required to examine the other.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. State · Cunningham v. State

2. “(1) The State, including any part of the prosecution team, possessed evidence favorable to the defendant; (2) the defendant did not possess the favorable evidence and could not obtain it himself with any reasonable diligence; (3) the State suppressed the favorable evidence; and (4) a reasonable probability exists that the outcome of the trial would have been different had the evidence been disclosed to the defense.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 350 Ga. App. 233 - Guerrero-Moya v. State · Cain v. State

3. “In reviewing the trial court's decision, 'we accept the trial court's factual findings and credibility determinations unless clearly erroneous, but we independently apply the legal principles to the facts.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. State · Cunningham v. State