O'Neal v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
431 F.2d 646 · 1970
Citation profile
28 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · Costello v. United States · Edwards v. United States · Lamb v. Beto · Doughty v. Beto
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 52 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * In cases where the accused pleads guilty, appointed counsel, to effectively represent his client, must ascertain only that the plea was entered knowingly and voluntarily. * * O’Neal v. Smith, 431 F.2d 646 , at 647-648, 5th Cir. 1970.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Norton v. Wainwright
How this case has been treated — in progress
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