Smith v. Al Lockhart’s Empirical Analysis
923 F.2d 1314 · 1991
Citation profile
45 federal appellate · 4 district · 47 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 115 later decisions — most recently June 2021 · most notably State v. Stenson (1997), 2 Cal. 4th 86 - People v. Hardy (1992)
45 federal appellate · 4 district · 47 state decisions — followed in 19 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · United States v. Wade · Kirby v. Illinois · Holloway v. Arkansas · Tumey v. State of Ohio
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 115 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In general, a conflict exists when an attorney is placed in a situation conducive to divided loyalties.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“When a defendant raises a seemingly substantial complaint about counsel, the judge “has an obligation to inquire thoroughly into the factual basis of defendant’s dissatisfaction.” [Citations omitted.] The trial court must make the kind of inquiry that might ease the defendant’s dissatisfaction, distrust, or concern. [Citation omitted.] That inquiry should be on the record.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“We recognize the danger of any holding implying that defendants can manufacture conflicts of interest by initiating lawsuits against their attorneys.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.