Nance v. Benson’s Empirical Analysis
794 F.2d 1325 · 1986
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Cuyler v. Sullivan · Houltin v. United States · School District No. 1 v. Keyes · United States v. Jeffers
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'Judicial scrutiny of counsel's performance must be highly deferential,' Strickland, 466 U.S. at 689, 104 S.Ct. at 2065, and we must 'indulge a strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance * * *.' Id.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]o establish a violation of the sixth amendment right to counsel based on ineffective assistance of counsel, [Wright] must demonstrate, first, that his counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness under the circumstances, and, second, that his counsel's deficient performance prejudiced his defense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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