State v. Begey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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. “[I]n order to satisfy the `prejudice' requirement, the defendant must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's errors, he would not have pleaded guilty and would have insisted on going to trial.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Doggett · State v. Berg

2. “`against the standard of a reasonably competent practitioner with the presumption that the attorney performed his duties in a competent manner.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Dalton · State v. Berg

3. “[e]ven assuming the victim’s act was an intervening cause of his death, it was not the sole proximate cause because [the defendant] played a significant role in the event. Under Garcia the victim’s actions could not be the sole proximate cause of his death.”

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