Bias v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 13 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Prospectively, in order to obtain a compensation award above the statuatory amount a lawyer must prove thru clear and convincing evidence that (1) all extraordinary actions were taken in good faith, (2) all extraordinary work performed was necessary, (3) he is unable to maintain his practice, and (4) reasonableness of extraordinary fee.””

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

2. “[T]he statute cannot constitutionally be applied where it appears, as here, that appointed counsel cannot continue to serve because they are suffering an extreme, if not ruinous, loss of practice and income and must expend large out-of-pocket sums in the course of trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 473 So. 2d 1314 - Okeechobee County v. Jennings

3. “the expenditure of 255 hours on a murder case clearly is ... burdensome, considering a lawyer has an average of 1,200 billable hours per year.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 574 So. 2d 1342 - Pruett v. State