State v. Sepcich’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 25 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"A convicted defendant's claim that counsel's assistance was so defective as to require reversal of a conviction or death sentence has two components. First, the defendant must show that counsel's performance was deficient. This requires showing that counsel made errors so serious that counsel was not functioning as the `counsel' guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment. Second, the defendant must show that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. This requires showing that counsel's errors were so serious as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial, a trial whose result is reliable. Unless a defendant makes both showings, it cannot be said that the conviction or death sentence resulted from a breakdown in the adversary process that renders the result unreliable."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 539 So. 2d 100 - State v. Perkins · 973 So. 2d 181 - State v. Granier

2. “(1) the defendant here makes application to this Court to review the entire record for any errors patent and to set aside the sentence because it was excessive, and (2) the State, in its brief, requests this Court to correct the illegal sentence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 570 So. 2d 46 - State v. George · 501 So. 2d 848 - State v. Hardan

3. “... on the application of the defendant or of the State.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 496 So. 2d 1208 - State v. Brooks · 501 So. 2d 848 - State v. Hardan