McHam v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The United States Supreme Court has set forth a two-pronged test to establish ineffective assistance of counsel by which a PCR applicant must show (1) counsel's performance was deficient, and (2) the deficient performance prejudiced the defense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bowman v. State

2. “'This Court will uphold the findings of the PCR judge when there is any evidence of probative value to support them,' and it 'will reverse the PCR judge's decision when it is controlled by an error of law.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bowman v. State

3. “On certiorari in PCR cases, the Court applies an any evidence standard of review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bowman v. State