Matthews v. Ishee’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · United States v. Bagley · Coleman v. Thompson · Giglio v. United States · Wainwright v. Sykes
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The Court notes that this portion of the appellate decision is quite confusing by first stating that the court found no deal was made prior to trial but then finding the subsequent events create a strong inference that Roulette did receive consideration for his testimony and finally ending with the conclusion that if consideration was received in exchange for his testimony, it should have been disclosed to Matthews and his counsel. The dissent, perhaps, lends some guidance as to what is being said by the majority: The record is clear, and the majority correctly recognizes, that at least as to Roulette (the sole eyewitness to the shooting), an understanding between the state and the witness had been reached at the time of this trial regarding Roulette’s present testimony and considerations to be extended by the state on his behalf in sentencing on a pending unrelated multiple felony case. If the opinion is read in total, it appears that the appellate court did determine that a deal existed between Roulette and the prosecution at the time of Matthews’s trial but found that under Tatty, Matthews received a fair trial.... It is ... noted that the appellate court’s finding of fact that a deal was reached with Roulette prior to trial is presumed to be correct under § 2254(e)(1) absent a showing of clear and convincing evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Matthews v. Ishee“The court is well familiar with the facts leading up to this plea bargaining today. Your honor, I would just point out that through extensive discussions with Mr. Marino in the major trial division and the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and Detective Qualey of the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit, it’s my understanding that without the testimony of my client, the convicted murderer known as LAJ [Matthews] would not be behind bars today. It’s my client’s testimony that put him behind bars. Nothing can excuse Mr. Roulette’s prior criminal history or criminal behavior, but one thing remains a fact is that he has risked his own life, the life of his wife, who is in the courtroom today, and the safety of his family so that this murderer was brought to trial and convicted and is currently serving his time. We would ask the Court’s consideration and also ask for an immediate sentencing taking into consideration of the foregoing factors.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Matthews v. Ishee
How this case has been treated — in progress
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