Griffith v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
535 F.2d 320 · 1976
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 963 · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · Giglio v. United States · Montague v. Rhay · Luna v. Beto · Montoya v. California
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a highly significant factor reasonably likely to have affected the judgment of the jury”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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