Young v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[The defendant must show that counsel's performance was deficient .... [and] that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. .... The two prongs of the Strick land test are separate and independent inquiries [and] 'f it is easier to dispose of an ineffectiveness claim on the ground of lack of sufficient prejudice ... that course should be followed.'”

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

2. “(1) The declarant testifies and is subject to cross-examination about a prior statement, and the statement: (A) is inconsistent with the declarant’s testimony and was given under penalty of perjury at a . trial, hearing, or other proceeding or in a deposition.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. George Moss v. State of Indiana