7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 54 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 Provenzano v. Singletary.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provenzano v. Singletary Anchor | green | “our strong reluctance to second guess strategic decisions is even greater where those decisions were made by experienced criminal defense counsel.” | 13 |
| 2 | Raleigh Porter v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary Florida Department of Corrections | green | “an attorney has a duty to conduct a reasonable investigation, including an investigation of the defendant's background, for possible mitigating evidence.” | 13 |
| 3 | James Randall Rogers, Cross-Appellee. v. Walter D. Zant | green | “once we conclude that declining to investigate further was a reasonable act, we do not look to see what a further investigation would have produced.” | 9 |
| 4 | Tarver v. Hopper | green | “a lawyer's time and effort in preparing to defend his client in the guilt phase of a capital case continues to count at the sentencing phase.” | 7 |
| 5 | Joseph James Blake v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Center | green | “good faith expectation of a favorable verdict” | 5 |
| 6 | Williams v. Turpin | green | “strategic decisions can be considered reasonable only if they are preceded by a 'thorough investigation.” | 4 |
| 7 | Raleigh Porter v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary Florida Department of Corrections | green | “to conduct a reasonable investigation, including an investigation of the defendant's background, for possible mitigating evidence.” | 3 |
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.