954 So. 2d 968 - Ross v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

171 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 171 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “holds that individual errors, which are not reversible in themselves, may combine with other errors to make up reversible error, where the cumulative effect of all errors deprives the defendant of a fundamentally fair trial.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Tremaine Whittaker v. State of Mississippi · Vickers v. State

2. “Expert testimony is relevant if it will 'assist the trier of fact in understanding or determining a fact at issue.'”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Clyde Eugene Williams v. State of Mississippi · 980 So. 2d 951 - Davis v. State

3. “at a minimum, counsel has a duty to interview potential witnesses and to make independent investigation of the facts and circumstances of the case. The decision not to interview witnesses, particularly your own, cannot be considered an effective strategic choice.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Devin Ladarious Arrington v. State of Mississippi · Doss v. State