310 Ga. App. 530 - DAMEROW v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We do not weigh the evidence or resolve issues of witness credibility, but merely determine whether the evidence was sufficient to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 314 Ga. App. 599 - Bentley v. State · 318 Ga. App. 373 - Liger v. State

2. “In order to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance, [Ricks] must show that counsel’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance so prejudiced [Ricks] that there is a reasonable likelihood that, but for counsel’s errors, the outcome of the trial would have been different. [Ricks] must overcome the strong presumption that counsel’s conduct falls within the broad range of reasonable professional conduct. In reviewing a lower court’s determination of a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, an appellate court gives deference to the lower court’s factual findings, which are upheld unless clearly erroneous; the lower court’s legal conclusions are reviewed de novo.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ricks v. State · Wofford v. State

3. “You must determine the credibility or believability of the witnesses. It is for you to determine which witness or witnesses you believe or do not believe, if there are some whom you do not believe. In deciding credibility, you may consider all of the facts and circumstances of the case, the manner in which the witnesses testify, their interest or lack of interest in the case, their means and opportunity for knowing the facts about which they testify, the nature of the facts about which they testify, the probability or improbability of their testimony, and the occurrences about which they testify. You may also consider their personal credibility insofar as it may have been shown in your presence and by the evidence.”

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