Biggins v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In determining whether a defendant has been prejudiced by counsel’s failure to communicate those choices accurately, we must examine the facts of each case to determine whether there is at least an inference from the evidence that defendant would have accepted the offer as made or something similar.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 335 Ga. App. 383 - Silvey v. the State

2. “) (citation omitted.). However, even assuming that Turner had properly raised a claim of ineffectiveness in relation to this particular issue, we have held that, even if Turner was not informed that life sentence was mandatory, he knew that he could receive a life sentence and was therefore”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. TURNER v. the STATE.

3. “have recognized the self-serving nature of a defendant's post-conviction testimony regarding his intent with respect to a plea offer and have required some further objective evidence that defendant would have accepted a plea offer.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. TURNER v. the STATE.