Lee v. State’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. “"(E)ven though it can be definitely shown that an attorney has made a mistake in the trial of a case that results in a judgment unfavorable to his client, this alone is not sufficient to demonstrate that his client has been deprived of this constitutional right to adequate and effective representation by counsel. . . ."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Phelps v. State · 367 So. 2d 542 - Lewis v. State

2. “"THE COURT: The Court is well aware of the situation before it and the surrounding circumstances involving other matters pertaining to this petitioner. However, this Court is still bound by the law and I intend to follow the law in the matter. And as a matter of law and I will quote from one of the cases that accurately spells out the office of a petition for writ of error coram nobis, and it is the case of Groce vs. State. The office of the writ of error coram nobis under Alabama law is to bring to the attention of the Court for correction of error of fact; one not appearing on the face of the record, unknown to the Court or the party affected and which, if known in time, would have prevented the judgment challenged and serves as a motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. The writ is not intended to relieve a party from his own negligence and cannot serve as a substitute for an appeal nor to enable a defendant to question the merits of the case for which he stands convicted. With that in mind. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 367 So. 2d 524 - Harris v. State