Bell v. Al Lockhart’s Empirical Analysis
741 F.2d 1105 · 1984
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
November 1996
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brown v. Ohio · Breakfield v. State · Bell 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“eliminate the distorting effects of hindsight”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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