Allen v. Leeke’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Harris v. Nelson · Smith v. Kansas · Barry v. Sigler · John Wesley Hunt v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary, John Nathan Bristow, Jr. v. Vernon L. Pepersack, Warden, Maryland State Penitentiary, James E. Cox v. Vernon L. Pepersack, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary, State of Maryland · Dixon v. Florida
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.
“[o]nly when evidence is produced that shows the state delay is a result of discrimination against the petitioner, amounting to a denial of process, should federal intervention proceed to a hearing upon the merits.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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