Kurtz v. Laird’s Empirical Analysis
455 F.2d 965 · 1972
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
February 1996
most recently cited
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Estep v. United States · Kessler v. United States · Matyastik v. United States · Jennings v. Laird
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“[I]n this case we can ascribe no other meaning to the phrase 'lacks the depth of conviction required,' than that Kurtz lacks sincerity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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