203 W. Va. 1 - Kemp v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on James v. United States · 188 W. Va. 197 - Lieving v. Hadley · State v. Carter · 166 W. Va. 553 - State Ex Rel. Durkin v. Neely · STATE EX REL. W. VA. SECOND. SCH. ACT. COM'N v. Oakley
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.
“One week prior to oral arguments, the appellant was released from the penitentiary, and we find that the extraordinary relief offered by the post-conviction writ of habeas corpus is not available to Mr. Kemp.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Moot questions or abstract propositions, the decision of which would avail nothing in the determination of controverted rights of persons or of property, are not properly cognizable by a court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“that many state and federal courts have determined that parole or probation is sufficient restriction of freedom to warrant a writ [of habeas corpus] be issued.”
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.