Appel v. Overholser’s Empirical Analysis
164 F.2d 511 · 1947
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
November 1964
most recently cited
6 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on De Marcos v. Overholser · Overholser v. Treibly
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““There can be no question that it is desirable for the court to utilize the services of the Commission on Mental Health in a habeas corpus proceeding where the issue is the sanity of the petitioner. Habeas corpus is a proper remedy to challenge the continued confinement of persons who claim to be restored to mental health. “While the Act by its terms does not make it mandatory on the court to request a report from the Commission on Mental Health, nevertheless, having in view its history and purpose, we think it broad enough to justify our finding in its provisions a discretion in the court to require the Commission’s expert assistance * * * ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Overholser v. Boddie
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.