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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 121 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 People v. Cornell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Cornell Anchor | green | “a reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.” | 42 |
| 2 | People of Michigan v. Christopher Duran Head | green | “effective assistance of counsel is presumed, and the defendant bears a heavy burden of proving otherwise.” | 34 |
| 3 | People v. Cornell | green | “a defendant must show that (1) counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2) but for counsel's deficient performance, there is a reasonable probability that the outcome would have been different.” | 25 |
| 4 | People v. Lane | green | “to prove that his defense counsel was not effective, the defendant must show that (1) defense counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2) there is a reasonable probability that counsel's deficient performance prejudiced the defendant.” | 20 |
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.