Blanchard v. Brewer’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2243 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Peyton v. Rowe · Rodriquez v. United States · District of Columbia v. Clawans · Davis v. United States · Cochran v. Kansas
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.
“[A]t common law there was no review of criminal convictions as of right. Due Process, then, does not comprehend the right of appeal . However, Iowa law gives the right to appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court from convictions in criminal cases. Where such right is given it is substantial and an accused may not be deprived thereof by any act or failure to act upon the part of the state which unfairly denies him his appeal. 318 F.Supp. at 31 (emphasis added.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Biggles v. Brewer
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.