Griffin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 78 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 85 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]here individual claims of error alleged are either procedurally barred or without merit, the claim of cumulative error must fail.”

   15 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Rodriguez v. State · Stephens v. State

2. “Because the alleged individual errors are without merit, the contention of cumulative error is similarly without merit.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 975 So. 2d 1035 - Evans v. State · 983 So. 2d 418 - Kormondy v. State

3. “[t]rial counsel is not deficient where he makes a reasonable strategic decision not to present mental health mitigation testimony during the penalty phase because it could open the door to other damaging testimony.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 967 So. 2d 131 - Willacy v. State · 941 So. 2d 1017 - Looney v. State