Ex Parte Thompson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “because the habeas court is in a better position to make determinations of credibility ... we should defer to those [credibility] findings if they are supported by the record”). . Applicant testified that from 1993 to 1997 he called and wrote counsel for the purpose of obtaining his records, but counsel “never responded.” After the conclusion of applicant’s civil law suit against counsel in 1995, applicant said that counsel turned over”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Alberto Giron PEREZ

2. “the lack of physical evidence of sexual abuse was . . . consistent with digital penetration,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Navarijo

3. “examine the new evidence in light of the evidence presented at trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Navarijo