690 So. 2d 1280 - Clark v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
January 2008
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Horton v. Zant · 443 So. 2d 973 - Clark v. State · 654 So. 2d 107 - Hildwin v. Dugger · 491 So. 2d 545 - Clark v. State
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[C]ounsel failed to function reasonably as ... effective counsel when he indicated his own doubts or distaste for the case and when he attacked Clark's character and emphasized the seriousness of the crime.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Peterka v. State“virtually encouraged the jury to impose the death penalty, [and] he assisted the prosecution in making its case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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