257 Cited authorities

  1. Strickland v. Washington

    466 U.S. 668 (1984)   Cited 162,717 times   179 Legal Analyses
    Holding that ineffective assistance of counsel requires two showings: one, that "counsel's performance was deficient," and two, that "the deficient performance prejudiced the defense"
  2. Apprendi v. New Jersey

    530 U.S. 466 (2000)   Cited 26,968 times   101 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “[o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt”
  3. Jackson v. Virginia

    443 U.S. 307 (1979)   Cited 78,985 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"
  4. Estelle v. McGuire

    502 U.S. 62 (1991)   Cited 20,505 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding habeas review only looks to whether "the admission of the evidence violated [defendant]'s constitutional rights" and not state law questions
  5. Bell v. Cone

    535 U.S. 685 (2002)   Cited 10,106 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that state court adjudication that “correctly identified the principles announced [by the Supreme Court] as those governing the analysis ... was [not] contrary to ... clearly established law”
  6. Cunningham v. California

    549 U.S. 270 (2007)   Cited 4,314 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the "jury-trial guarantee proscribes a sentencing scheme that allows a judge to impose a sentence above the statutory maximum based on a fact, other than a prior conviction, not found by the jury or admitted by the defendant"
  7. Ring v. Arizona

    536 U.S. 584 (2002)   Cited 5,055 times   50 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “[i]f a State makes an increase in a defendant's authorized punishment contingent on the finding of a fact, that fact—no matter how the State labels it—must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt”
  8. Roper v. Simmons

    543 U.S. 551 (2005)   Cited 3,614 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding "that the death penalty cannot be imposed upon juvenile offenders"
  9. Faretta v. California

    422 U.S. 806 (1975)   Cited 12,868 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a defendant's right to self-representation was denied when he made his requests "weeks before trial" without any indication that the defendant was required to reassert his request during the trial
  10. Arizona v. Fulminante

    499 U.S. 279 (1991)   Cited 5,415 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding that admission of an involuntary statement is subject to harmless-error review
  11. Section 187 - Murder

    Cal. Pen. Code § 187   Cited 20,982 times
    Defining murder as "the unlawful killing of a human being . . . with malice aforethought."
  12. Section 400 - "Preliminary fact" and "the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence"

    Cal. Evid. Code § 400   Cited 129 times
    Defining "preliminary fact" to mean "a fact upon the existence or nonexistence of which depends the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence"