French v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

63 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 63 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Javier Gonzalez v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Garrick Twiford, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

2. “Failure to satisfy either prong will cause the claim to fail. Indeed, most ineffective assistance of counsel claims can be resolved by a prejudice inquiry alone.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Garrick Twiford, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) · Henderson v. State

3. “has the right to appear in front of a jury without physical restraints. ...”

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