Henry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he record is clear that Henry was adamant that trial counsel not rely on any evidence of intoxication or addiction in Henry's defense, in either the guilt or penalty phases. "When a defendant preempts his attorney's strategy by insisting that a different defense be followed, no claim of ineffectiveness can be made."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 125 So. 3d 745 - Henry v. State · 971 So. 2d 85 - Grim v. State

2. “`When evaluating claims that counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate or present mitigating evidence, this Court has phrased the defendant's burden as showing that counsel's ineffectiveness `deprived the defendant of a reliable penalty phase proceeding.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 971 So. 2d 85 - Grim v. State

3. “`[T]he reasonableness of counsel's actions may be determined or substantially influenced by the defendant's own statements or actions.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 971 So. 2d 85 - Grim v. State