Howard v. Blackwell’s Empirical Analysis
389 F.2d 84 · 1967
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
April 1976
most recently cited
12 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Stapf v. United States · Bryans v. Blackwell · Amato v. United States · Schreter v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“Wherever it is possible, as a matter of mechanical calculation, that credit could have been given, we will conclusively presume it was given.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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