473 So. 2d 668 - Carter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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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. ““The United States Supreme Court in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984) held that ‘a proper standard for attorney performance is that of reasonably effective assistance.’ Further, the appellant’s counsel’s performance must be shown to have prejudiced his defense. ‘The appropriate test for prejudice is stated in Strickland, 104 S.Ct. at 2068 : “The defendant must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.” ’ Moffett v. State, 457 So.2d 990 (Ala.Cr.App.1984), citations omitted. ‘In making a determination of prejudice, this court must consider “the totality of the evidence before the judge or jury.” Strickland, 104 S.Ct. at 2069 .’ Id. “A review of the record indicates that petitioner has failed to meet such burden of proof in this proceeding. Counsel was not ineffective in a constitutional sense as argued by this petitioner. (Citations omitted.)””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 481 So. 2d 445 - Holsclaw v. State

2. ““The office of the writ of error coram nobis is to bring to the attention of the court an error of fact, one not appearing on the face of the record, which was unknown to the court or the party affected, and which, if known in time, would have prevented judgment of conviction.” (Citations omitted.) Carter v. State, 473 So.2d 668 (Ala.Cr.App.1985).”

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