Collins v. Rice’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “only reverse a judgment of the state that was adjudicated on the merits if the state’s decision was based on an objectively unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the state court proceeding, ... or if the state court’s decision was contrary to, or involves an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law as determined by the governing legal principle or principles set forth by the Supreme Court at the time the state court renders its decision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sharp v. Blodgett

2. “by, among other factors, the prosecutor's demeanor; by how reasonable, or how improbable, the explanations are; and by whether the proffered rationale has some basis in accepted trial strategy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. You

3. “Deference Does Not By Definition Preclude Relief”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 942 So. 2d 484 - State v. Snyder