Simmons v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
34
cited by 34 later decisions
1
states following
February 2018
most recently cited
34 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Donnelly v. DeChristoforo · Darden v. Wainwright · 118 S. Ct. 143 - Richardson v. Old Republic Surety Co. · United States v. Wilson
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[B]ecause the issue is whether the solicitor's improper argument prevented the jury from fairly considering [its sentencing options], the overwhelming evidence of petitioner's guilt does not eliminate the reasonable probability that the result of the trial would have been different had trial counsel objected to portions of the solicitor's closing argument.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smalls v. State“A solicitor's closing argument must be carefully tailored so it does not appeal to the personal biases of the jurors.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Reese“improperly inject[ed] parole considerations into the jury's sentencing decision”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smalls v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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