People v. Heft’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance, a defendant must, at a minimum, show that (1) counsel's performance was below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2) a reasonable probability [exists] that the outcome of the proceeding would have been different but for trial counsel's errors.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 323 Mich. App. 526 - People of Michigan v. Christopher Duran Head

2. “is a mixed question of fact and constitutional law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 322 Mich. App. 690 - People of Michigan v. Dalton Duane Carll