Moore v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
432 F.2d 730 · 1970
Citation profile
167 federal appellate · 23 district · 79 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 360 later decisions (7 by the Supreme Court) — most recently April 2022 · most notably Strickland v. Washington (1984), Kimmelman v. Morrison (1986)
167 federal appellate · 23 district · 79 state decisions — followed in 30 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (Criminal Justice Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Gideon v. Wainwright · United States v. Wade · Stovall v. Denno · Chambers v. Maroney · McMann v. Richardson
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 360 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the exercise of the customary skill and knowledge which normally prevails at the time and place”
41 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Adequate preparation for trial often may be a more important element in the effective assistance of counsel to which a defendant is entitled than the forensic skill exhibited in the courtroom. The careful investigation of a case and the thoughtful analysis of the information it yields may disclose evidence of which even the defendant is unaware and may suggest issues and tactics at trial which would otherwise not emerge.”
13 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“"But representation involves more than the courtroom conduct of the advocate. The exercise of the utmost skill during the trial is not enough if counsel has neglected the necessary investigation and preparation of the case or failed to interview essential witnesses or to arrange for their attendance. Such omissions, of course, will rarely be visible on the surface of the trial, and to that extent the impression of a trial and to that extent the impression of a trial judge regarding the skill and ability of counsel will be incomplete." Id. at 739 .”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Rogers v. Israel · McQueen v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.