Morris v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis
497 F.2d 544 · 1974
Citation profile
23
cited by 23 later decisions
1
states following
November 1983
most recently cited
15 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Fay v. Noia · Furman v. Georgia · Cree v. Goldstein · Davis v. United States · Shotwell Manufacturing Company v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“Such a reliance reflects a miscalculation of law, not fact.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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