756 So. 2d 815 - Buford v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 766 So. 2d 111 - Nance v. State · 834 So. 2d 721 - Miller v. State

2. “This holding did not overrule McNeal but certainly left it to be applied in only the narrowest of situations where an obstinate prosecutor declines to request leave to amend the indictment after the matter has been timely raised by the defense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 834 So. 2d 721 - Miller v. State

3. “[a] successful claim of ineffective assistance of counsel must include evidence that, but for the attorney's deficient performance, the outcome of the proceeding was likely to have been different.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 818 So. 2d 372 - Gibson v. State