Ray v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
197 F.2d 268 · 1952
Citation profile
31 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 43 later decisions — most recently February 1976 · most notably Hemphill v. United States (1968), United States v. Sahley (1976)
31 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 494
Relies on United States v. Wight · Morales v. United States · 97 F. Supp. 307 - Yodock v. United States · 97 F. Supp. 17 - Butler v. Thompson
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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Unless the motion [to vacate sentence] and the files and records of the case conclusively show that the prisoner is entitled -to no relief, the court shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the United States attorney, grant a prompt hearing thereon, determine the issues and make findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect thereto. * * * ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““Whether the time allowed counsel for a defendant for preparation for trial is sufficient will depend upon the nature of the charge, the issues presented, counsel’s familiarity with the applicable law and the pertinent facts, and the availability of material witnesses.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““The sentencing court shall not be-required to entertain a second dr successive- motion for similar relief on behalf of the same prisoner.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.