Quarles v. Balkcom’s Empirical Analysis
354 F.2d 985 · 1966
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
March 1969
most recently cited
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Von Moltke v. Gillies · Cardillo v. United States · Jones v. Cunningham · Shaver v. Ellis
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.
“[I]t is not for a lawyer to fabricate defenses, but he does have an affirmative obligation to make suitable inquiry to determine whether valid ones exist.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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