6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 160 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Godby v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godby v. State Anchor | green | “it is only where the evidence is without conflict and leads to but one conclusion, and the post-conviction court has reached the opposite conclusion, that its decision will be disturbed as contrary to law.” | 35 |
| 2 | Stevens v. State | green | “leads unmistakably to a conclusion opposite that reached by the post-conviction court.” | 31 |
| 3 | Reed v. State | green | “fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, committing errors so serious that the defendant did not have the 'counsel' guaranteed by the sixth amendment.” | 28 |
| 4 | Reed v. State | green | “a reasonable probability (i.e. a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome) that, but for counsel's errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” | 24 |
| 5 | Taylor v. State | green | “the sixth amendment recognizes the right to the assistance of counsel because it envisions counsel's playing a role that is critical to the ability of the adversarial system to produce just results.” | 23 |
| 6 | Grinstead v. State | green | “although the two parts of the strickland test are separate inquires, a claim may be disposed of on either prong.” | 19 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.