State v. Holmes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 31 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “On appeal of claims tried by the court without a jury or with an advisory jury, at law or in equity, the court on appeal shall not set aside the findings or judgment unless clearly erroneous, and due regard shall be given to the opportunity of the trial court to judge the credibility of witnesses.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Cooper · State v. Cooper

2. “[c]ounsel is afforded considerable discretion in choosing strategy and tactics, and we will accord that decision deference. A strong presumption arises that counsel rendered adequate assistance and made all significant decisions in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pruitt v. State · Carter v. State

3. “[IJn order to make a reasonable tactical decision, counsel must have adequately investigated the client's case because 'strategic choices made after less than complete investigation are reasonable precisely to the extent that reasonable professional judgments support the limitations on investigation.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lambert v. State · Wesley v. State