Hill v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis
466 F.2d 1346 · 1972
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
2
cited 2 times by the Supreme Court
January 1981
most recently cited
11 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on 19 Cal. App. 3d 306 - People v. Hill · Fernando M. Flores v. Walter E. Craven
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“determination[s] after a hearing on the merits of a factual issue”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Cuyler v. Sullivan · Sumner v. Mata“evidenced by a written finding, written opinion, or other reliable and adequate written indicia....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ruiz v. Cady
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.