133 F. Supp. 2d 931 - Chambers v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 848 (§ 408 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on National Union Fire Insurance v. Helfand · Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co. · United States v. James · United States v. Virginia · Lavespere v. Niagara Machine & Tool Works, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“[E]ach attorney so appointed shall represent the defendant through every subsequent stage of available judicial proceedings,... and all available post-conviction process, together with applications for stays of execution and other appropriate motions and procedures, and shall also represent the defendant in such competency proceedings and proceedings for executive or other clemency as may be available to the defendant.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Clark v. Johnson“shall be paid to attorneys appointed under this subsection.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Clark v. Johnson
How this case has been treated — in progress
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