Braxton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) Continuing Obligation of and Representation by Trial Counsel. Every trial attorney, whether privately retained, court appointed or provided by the Office of the Public Defender, shall in every case in which a defendant has been convicted or a child has been adjudged delinquent: (i) Advise the client of any right to appeal, the possible grounds for appeal and counsel’s opinion of the probable outcome of an appeal; (ii) Docket an appeal whenever the client desires to appeal, whether or not the appeal appears meritorious; and (iii) Prepare and file all documents relating to the appeal, including those relating to the transcript as required by Rule 9. The trial attorney shall, until the Court orders otherwise, continue to represent on appeal a convicted defendant or a child adjudged delinquent.”

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

2. “Any person who has been sentenced by the Court may apply by motion for postconviction relief for any meritorious claim challenging the judgment of conviction including claims: (i) That the conviction was obtained or sentence imposed in violation of the Constitution and laws of this State or the United States.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 783 F. Supp. 215 - Johnson v. Ellingsworth