Abrante v. St. Amand’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate · 8 district · 1 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As the First Circuit recently explained: To prevail on an ineffective assistance claim, a criminal defendant must demonstrate both: (1) deficiency — that trial counsel’s performance “fell below an objective standard of reasonableness”; and (2) prejudice- — -“that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 688, 694 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). A lawyer’s performance is considered deficient “only where, given the facts known at the time, counsel’s choice was so patently unreasonable that no competent attorney would have made it.” Knight v. Spencer, 447 F.3d 6, 15 (1st Cir.2006) (internal quotation omitted).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 729 F. Supp. 2d 456 - Powers v. O'BRIEN · Chum v. Coyne-Fague

2. “identifies the correct governing legal principle from the Supreme Court's then-current decisions but unreasonably applies that principle to the facts of the prisoner's case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Dorisca v. Marchilli · Chum v. Coyne-Fague

3. “the state court's decision 'was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as established by the Supreme Court of the United States.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Evans v. Warden, NHSP