Whitfield v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[B]ecause the Strickland standard requires establishment of both [deficient performance and prejudice] prongs, when a defendant fails to make a showing as to one prong, it is not necessary to delve into whether he has made a showing as to the other prong.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Evans v. State · Preston v. State

2. “[s]trategic decisions do not constitute ineffective assistance if alternative courses of action have been considered and rejected.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 952 So. 2d 484 - McDonald v. State · 931 So. 2d 838 - Lamarca v. State

3. “counsel is not required to present cumulative evidence”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Overton v. State · 964 So. 2d 1257 - Gore v. State