Helms v. Sacks’s Empirical Analysis
278 F.2d 687 · 1960
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
January 1968
most recently cited
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Burns v. Ohio
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding where the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a State court, unless the justice or judge who rendered the order or a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of probable cause.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dixon v. Florida
How this case has been treated — in progress
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