George v. Blackwell’s Empirical Analysis
537 F.2d 833 · 1976
Citation profile
21 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · Stone v. Powell · George v. State
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'an opportunity for full and fair litigation' of such claim was afforded petitioner in the state courts”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“an opportunity for full and fair litigation of (his) Fourth Amendment claim,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A review of the record in this case demonstrates beyond doubt that appellee received a full and fair hearing in the state court . . ..”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gates v. Henderson
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.