Adams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 17 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"In order to be successful in a post-conviction relief petition, it must be shown the newly discovered evidence will probably produce a different result on retrial. In making this determination the post-conviction court 'should consider the weight which a reasonable trier of fact would give the proffered evidence and the probable impact of it in light of all the facts and circumstances shown at the original trial of the case' [Citations omitted, emphasis supplied.]"”

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

2. “reasonably competent assistance of counsel acting as a diligent conscientious advocate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Weaver v. State