Phillips v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Wainwright v. Sykes · Engle v. Isaac · Smith v. Phillips · Sutherland v. United States · New Jersey v. Portash
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“on the basis of petitioner's own submissions both here and in the state courts, ... petitioner had knowledge of at least a colorable claim of immunity prior to the commencement of his trial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Phillips v. Smith“cause for the noncompliance [with state procedure] and some showing of actual prejudice resulting from the alleged constitutional violation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Phillips v. Smith“long prior to his indictment, the defendant was aware that he had, at least, a colorable claim of immunity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Phillips v. Smith
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.