Brian Thomas v. Gary R. McCaughtry Warden, Waupun Correctional Institution’s Empirical Analysis
201 F.3d 995 · 2000
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Coleman v. Thompson · Murray v. Carrier · Caldwell v. Mississippi · National Association for Advancement of Colored People v. State of Alabama Patterson · Harris v. Reed
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“infrequently, unexpectedly, or freakishly.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“he may obtain federal habeas relief only upon' á showing 'of cause and prejudice for the default or upon a showing that a failure to grant him relief would work a fundamental miscarriage of justice. A fundamental miscarriage of justice occurs when “a constitutional violation has probably resulted in the conviction of one who is actually innocent.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“firmly established and regularly followed.”
2 later decisions 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.