879 So. 2d 423 - Bell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 32 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.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 945 So. 2d 386 - Powers v. State · 936 So. 2d 326 - Sipp v. State

2. “falls within the ambit of trial strategy and cannot give rise to an ineffective assistance of counsel claim.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 953 So. 2d 1063 - Turner v. State · 936 So. 2d 326 - Sipp v. State

3. “whether there is a reasonable probability that, absent the errors, the sentencer-including an appellate court, to the extent it independently reweighs the evidence-would have concluded that the balance of the aggravating and mitigating circumstances did not warrant death.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 945 So. 2d 386 - Powers v. State · 892 So. 2d 203 - Hughes v. State