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11 Alabama opinions name it 1 courts 1986–2026 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Alabama courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Patrick v. Stategreen2 sentences2016Patrick v. State , 680 So.2d 959 , 963 (Ala.Crim.App.1996). 2014See Patrick v. State, 680 So.2d 959, 963 (Ala.Crim.App.1996)(holding that counsel would not be ineffective for failing to assert a meritless claim). | 2 | 4 |
Carruth v. Stategreen2 sentences2024See also Carruth v. State, 165 So. 3d 627, 641 (Ala. Crim. 2024Carruth v. State, 165 So. 3d 627, 645 (Ala. Crim. | 2 | 2 |
Magwood v. Stategreen2 sentences2026Magwood v. State, 689 So. 2d 959, 979-81 (Ala. Crim. 2010Magwood v. State , 689 So.2d 959 , 979 (Ala.Crim.App.1996) ('None of the issues in Magwood's petition have merit and counsel cannot be ineffective for not raising meritless issues.'). | 1 | 3 |
Hope v. Stategreen1 sentence2014See Patrick v. State, 680 So.2d 959, 963 (Ala.Crim.App.1996) (“The law does not require a useless act.... ‘Counsel is not ineffective for failing to file a motion for which there is “no legal basis.” ’ Hope v. State, 521 So.2d 1383, 1386 (Ala.Cr.App.1988), quoting United States v. Caputo, 808 F.2d 963, 967 (2nd Cir.1987).”); see also Bearden v. State, 825 So.2d 868, 872 (Ala.Crim.App.2001) (“[Cjounsel could not be ineffective for failing to raise a baseless objection.”). | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Vincent Caputo, and Vincent Potenzagreen1 sentence2014See Patrick v. State, 680 So.2d 959, 963 (Ala.Crim.App.1996) (“The law does not require a useless act.... ‘Counsel is not ineffective for failing to file a motion for which there is “no legal basis.” ’ Hope v. State, 521 So.2d 1383, 1386 (Ala.Cr.App.1988), quoting United States v. Caputo, 808 F.2d 963, 967 (2nd Cir.1987).”); see also Bearden v. State, 825 So.2d 868, 872 (Ala.Crim.App.2001) (“[Cjounsel could not be ineffective for failing to raise a baseless objection.”). | 1 | 1 |
Bearden v. Stategreen1 sentence2014See Patrick v. State, 680 So.2d 959, 963 (Ala.Crim.App.1996) (“The law does not require a useless act.... ‘Counsel is not ineffective for failing to file a motion for which there is “no legal basis.” ’ Hope v. State, 521 So.2d 1383, 1386 (Ala.Cr.App.1988), quoting United States v. Caputo, 808 F.2d 963, 967 (2nd Cir.1987).”); see also Bearden v. State, 825 So.2d 868, 872 (Ala.Crim.App.2001) (“[Cjounsel could not be ineffective for failing to raise a baseless objection.”). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Jenkins v. State
green
1 sentence2024Jenkins [v. State, 627 So. 2d 1034 (Ala. Cr. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Hoppins v. State
green
1 sentence1986"The Sixth Amendment does not require errorless counsel or counsel judged ineffective by hindsight." Hoppins v. State , 440 So.2d 1125 , 1127 (Ala.Crim.App. 1983). | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.