Bell v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

39 federal appellate · 3 district · 5 state decisions

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 85 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In the typical case, where the stay of mandate is entered solely to allow this Court time to consider a petition for certiorari, Rule 41(d)(2)(D) provides the default: “The court of appeals must issue the mandate immediately when a copy of a Supreme Court order denying the petition for writ of certiorari is filed.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Henry v. Ryan · Ryan v. Schad

2. “opportunity to consider [Thompson's] arguments at the rehearing stage [as] yet another factor supporting [its] determination that the decision to withhold the mandate was in error.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ryan v. Schad · Patterson v. Haskins

3. “' "interest in the finality of convictions that have survived direct review within the state court system.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Ryan v. Schad · Patterson v. Haskins