Cody v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “1. The court shall make explicit findings on material questions of fact and state expressly its conclusions of law relating to each issue presented. 2. If the court rules that the applicant is not entitled to relief, its order must indicate whether the decision is based upon the pleadings, is by summary disposition, or is the result of an evidentiary hearing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Caster v. State