Langston v. Wyrick’s Empirical Analysis
698 F.2d 926 · 1982
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on M. Morrin & Son Co. v. Burgess Construction Co. · United States v. Security Industrial Bank · Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden · Vanderbilt v. Texas · Thomas v. Wyrick
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) that his attorney failed to exercise the customary skills and diligence that a reasonably competent attorney would perform under similar circumstances, and (2) that he suffered material prejudice as a result. A presumption exists that counsel is competent, and the exercise of reasonable judgment, even when hindsight reveals a mistake, does not render a lawyer negligent or lacking in competence in rendering his services.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In order to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that his attorney failed to exercise the customary skill and diligence that a reasonably competent attorney would perform under similar circumstances, and that he was prejudiced thereby, (emphasis added)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Love v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.