788 So. 2d 596 - State v. Washington’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he election to call or not to call a particular witness is a matter of trial strategy and is not per se evidence of ineffective assistance.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 949 So. 2d 464 - State v. Stringer · 939 So. 2d 446 - State v. Cambre

2. “Ineffectiveness of counsel, relating to trial strategy, cannot be determined by review of the record on appeal. Such a claim must be asserted by application for post-conviction relief where the issue can be fleshed out through an evidentiary hearing, if necessary, to determine, among other things, the defense strategy and whether the Defendant was himself aware of the strategy and acquiesced in it. This assignment of error lacks merit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 939 So. 2d 446 - State v. Cambre

3. “... long held that unworkable or unloaded guns can constitute dangerous weapons when used in a manner likely to produce death or great bodily harm. The likelihood of this serious harm can come from the threat perceived by victims and bystanders. The highly charged atmosphere of a pistol robbery is conducive to violence regardless of whether the pistol is loaded or workable because the danger created invites rescue and self-help.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 130 So. 3d 416 - State v. Phillips