State v. Clark’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

39 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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A finding of no manifest injustice under the `plain error' standard on a direct appeal serves to establish a finding of no prejudice under the test for ineffective assistance of counsel provided in Strickland v. Washington , 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).”

   10 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hunt v. State · State v. Kelley

2. “To be entitled to relief under the “plain error” rule, a defendant must go beyond a showing of demonstrable prejudice to establish “manifest prejudice ” affecting substantial rights, and even if the argument is improper, a conviction will be reversed only if it is established that it had a decisive effect on the jury’s verdict. State v. Parker, 856 S.W.2d 331, 333 (Mo. banc 1993). Because trial strategy is an important consideration in any trial, assertions of “plain error” concerning matters involving closing argument are generally denied without explanation. State v. Cobb, 875 S.W.2d 533, 537 (Mo. banc 1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 250 , 130 L.Ed.2d 172 (1994). (emphasis added).”

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