Cecil T. Hart v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 federal appellate · 1 district · 11 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We hold here that the inability of an indigent criminal defendant to make bond should not result in extending the duration of his imprisonment beyond the statutory maximum.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brown v. Beto · Robert Matthews v. Hayden J. Dees, Warden

2. ““It is clear that under the Texas procedure, only those who appeal their convictions run the risk of longer imprisonment . . . That statutory scheme tends to impede open and edual access to appellate review since it may deter a defendant from appealing because of a fear that the sentencing judge will not give him credit for the time he has spent in jail pending appeal.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Williams

3. “Appellant may also be entitled to credit for pre-trial jail time, but first additional facts are essential for our edification. For what reason or reasons was Hart not released on bail bond pending trial? Was bond set or denied? Was he indigent and unable to make bond? What occasioned the delay of eight months before he was finally brought to trial? Was this a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hill v. Wainwright