Ringley v. Cox’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
March 1970
most recently cited
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Douglas v. People of State of California · McKane v. Durston · Peyton v. King · Nelson v. Peyton · Tucker v. Peyton
Most-quoted passages
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“1. The party or parties taking the appeal ; 2. The judgment, order of part thereof appealed from; and 3. The court (United States Court of peals for the Fourth Circuit) to which the appeal is taken.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. St. Clair v. Cox
How this case has been treated — in progress
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