Johnson v. Norris’s Empirical Analysis
170 F.3d 816 · 1999
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 4 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Wainwright v. Sykes · Schlup v. Delo · Sawyer v. Whitley · Charter Co. v. Certified Class in the Charter Securities Litigation · Total Foods v. Alix
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“so forceful that it is more likely than not that no reasonable [trier of fact] would have convicted [defendant] in the light of the new evidence”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“have been discovered earlier through the exercise of due diligence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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