6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 540 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. Nix.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Nix Anchor | green | “to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that his or her attorney's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness under prevailing professional norms and that this performance caused him or her prejudice.” | 120 |
| 2 | People v. Nix | green | “to demonstrate prejudice, a defendant must show the probability that, but for counsel's errors, the result of the proceedings would have been different.” | 117 |
| 3 | People v. Chapo | green | “a substantial defense is one that might have made a difference in the outcome of the trial.” | 103 |
| 4 | People v. Solloway | green | “whether a defendant has been denied the effective assistance of counsel is a mixed question of fact and constitutional law.” | 89 |
| 5 | People v. Davis | green | “decisions regarding what evidence to present and whether to call or question witnesses are presumed to be matters of trial strategy, and this court will not substitute its judgment for that of counsel regarding matters of trial strategy.” | 83 |
| 6 | People v. Solloway | green | “(1) counsel's performance was deficient, meaning that it fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, and (2) but for counsel's error, there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of the defendant's trial would have been different.” | 28 |
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