Miller v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• showing of prejudice requires reasonable probability that outcome would have been different, not more rigorous showing that but for counsel’s error, the outcome of the case would have been different
• setting forth the appropriate test for determining prejudice: “The defendant must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.”
• jury instructions sufficient even where trial court failed to define “offensive weapon” in connection with armed robbery charge
• under prior version of the Juvenile Code, statute regarding reasonable efforts for reunification pertaining to removal and placement orders did not pertain to termination proceedings
• In analyzing the prejudice element, “[t]he question is whether there is a reasonable probability that, absent [counsel’s] errors, the factfinder would have had a reasonable doubt respecting guilt.”
• In analyzing the prejudice element, “[t]he question is whether there is a reasonable probability that, absent [counsel’s] errors, the factfinder would have had a reasonable doubt respecting guilt.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

114 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Moon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-02-07· cited 66×
• Devega v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-02-01· cited 56×
• ANTHONY v. THE STATE (Three Cases)
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-03-05· cited 44×
• Anthony v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-03-05· cited 43×
• Heard v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-07-12· cited 30×
• Naples v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-02-10· cited 29×
• Evans v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-02-07· cited 25×
• In the Interest of S. N. H.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-08-18· cited 24×
• Johnson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-09-23· cited 22×
• Ridley v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-03-05· cited 21×
• Walker v. the States
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2021-08-10· cited 19×
• State v. Crapp
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-10-02· cited 18×
• Walker v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-11-08· cited 17×
• Glover v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-06-01· cited 16×
• Cannon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-09-20· cited 16×
• Tiller v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-02-01· cited 16×
• Gilmer v. the State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-11-18· cited 16×
• Wright v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-02-11· cited 16×
• Jarrett v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-08-05· cited 15×
• Gresham v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-04-18· cited 15×

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Smith v. Francis
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-01-29· cited 406×
• In the Interest of F. C.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-03-20· cited 65×
• Brogdon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-10-22· cited 56×
• Turner v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-07-05· cited 54×
• Fargason v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-03-11· cited 48×
• Prins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-09-14· cited 25×
• McAlister v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1992-05-04· cited 18×
• Wright v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-02-25· cited 17×
• Lemming v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-03-11· cited 16×
• Champion v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-05-11· cited 15×
• Minter v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-07-26· cited 14×
• Lewis v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-05-21· cited 12×
• Peterson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-01-22· cited 11×
• Jowers v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-02-28· cited 11×
• Cortez v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-02-13· cited 7×
• Glore v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-12-06· cited 6×
• Mahone v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-01-19· cited 6×
• Trimble v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-07-21· cited 6×
• Shelley v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-08-27· cited 6×