639 So. 2d 543 - Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 9 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “did not bring any of the [appellant's] records with [her] to the district attorney's office, [she] did not discuss the [appellant's] case with anyone at the district attorney's office, [she] did not participate in the prosecution of the [appellant], and [her] representation of the [appellant] occurred before [her] employment at the district attorney's office.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 777 So. 2d 225 - Drinkard v. State

2. ““[Defense counsel] did not breach the attorney-client relationship because he abstained from any participation in the prosecution of the appellant and he revealed no confidential information regarding his former client to anyone at the district attorney’s office.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1 So. 3d 104 - Sneed v. State

3. “[I]n order for an indigent defendant to be entitled to funds with which to hire an expert, the defendant must demonstrate a need for the funds.”

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