Cordova v. Baca’s Empirical Analysis
346 F.3d 924 · 2003
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Chapman v. State of California · Glasser v. United States · Johnson v. Zerbst · Williams v. Taylor
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“inadequate to ... demonstrate[] that appellant was sufficiently informed of the dangers of self-representation so as to make an intelligent and knowing waiver.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Cordova v. Baca“We have every confidence that the Fifth Circuit will reconsider its position in Richardson when it next revisits the issue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the failure to advise the appellant of the dangers of self-representation was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Cordova v. Baca
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.