128 F. Supp. 600 - In Re Chessman’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Darr v. Burford · McKane v. Durston · Dowdell v. United States · People v. Chessman · Andrews v. Swartz
Most-quoted passages
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“When does the wheel stop turning? What must the citizen think of our `nickel in the slot' administration of criminal justice? The court would be fully justified in refusing to consider the present petition as repetitious [of prior proceedings]....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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