George Henry v. William Henkel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

144 federal appellate · 36 district · 30 state decisions

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 307 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he hearing on habeas corpus is not in the nature of a writ of error, nor is it intended as a substitute for the functions of the trial court. Manifestly, this is true as to disputed questions of fact, and it is equally so as to disputed matters of law,-whether they relate to the sufficiency of the indictment or the validity of the statute on which the charge is based. These and all other controverted matters of law and fact are for the determination of the trial court.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Craig v. Hecht · Rodman v. Pothier

2. ““Neither the issue nor the basis of the decision is changed when the person held under the warrant applies to a District Judge for discharge on writ of habeas corpus. So likewise the same issue and the same rule of decision must govern when the case is here on appeal from the order of the habeas corpus tribunal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Craig

3. “the regular course may not be anticipated by alleging want of jurisdiction and demanding a ruling thereon in a habeas corpus proceeding.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bowen v. Johnston