State v. Deaton’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"In State v. Berry, 430 So.2d 1005 (La.1983), the Louisiana Supreme Court essentially anticipated Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), which held that the standard of review to determine effectiveness of counsel is that of "reasonably effective assistance." This jurisprudence holds that in order to support a claim of ineffective assistance, a defendant must show that counsel's performance was deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense to the extent that the defendant as a result was deprived of a fair trial—i.e., a trial with a reliable result. Claims of ineffective assistance of counsel as a general rule are more properly raised by application for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court where a full evidentiary hearing may be conducted. State ex rel. Bailey v. City of West Monroe, 418 So.2d 570 (La. 1982); State v. Prestridge, 399 So.2d 564 (La.1981). Only where the record discloses sufficient evidence to decide the issue of ineffective assistance when raised by assignment of error should the issue be addressed on appeal. State v. Seiss, 428 So.2d 444 (La.1983)."”

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