Driver v. Hinnant’s Empirical Analysis
1965
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2246 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · Robinson v. State of California · Trop v. Dulles · Weems v. United States · International Ass'n of Machinists v. Duckworth
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““If any person shall be found drunk or intoxicated on the public highway, or at any public place or meeting, in any county * * * herein named, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished as is provided in this section: “12. In * * * Durham [County] * * * by a fine, for the first offense, of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or imprisonment for not more than thirty days; for the second offense within a period of twelve months, by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment for not more than sixty days; and for the third offense within any twelve months’ period such offense is declared a misdemeanor, punishable as a misdemeanor within the discretion of the court.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Driver v. Hinnant
How this case has been treated — in progress
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