Pugh v. Rainwater’s Empirical Analysis
557 F.2d 1189 · 1977
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 1 district · 4 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 22 later decisions — most recently March 2023
10 federal appellate · 1 district · 4 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3146 (Bail Reform Act of 1984) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Barker v. Wingo · In the Matter of Samuel Winship · Gerstein v. Pugh · Griffin v. People of the State of Illinois · San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Pretrial detention may also infringe upon an accused’s right to a fair trial. Courts have long recognized that the “right to freedom before conviction permits the unhampered preparation of a defense”. Stack v. Boyle, supra, 342 U.S. [1] at 4, 72 S.Ct. [1] at 3, 96 L.Ed. [3] at 6. As Mr. Justice Powell noted in Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 533 , 92 S.Ct. 2182, 2193 , 33 L.Ed.2d 101, 118 (1972), a leading speedy trial ease, “if a defendant is locked up, he is hindered in his ability to gather evidence, contact witnesses, or otherwise prepare his defense.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Escandar v. Ferguson“1. Does Florida’s bail system create a classification? 2. If so, is that classification suspect or does it affect fundamental rights? 3. Is the State of Florida attempting to prompt a compelling governmental interest by making the classification? and 4. Are less restrictive means available to effectuate the desired end? See Pugh v. Rainwater, 557 F.2d 1189 (5th Cir. 1977).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Escandar v. Ferguson““Unless this right to bail before trial is preserved, the presumption of innocence, secured only after centuries of struggle, would lose its meaning.” 342 U.S. at 4 , 72 S.Ct. at 3 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Powers v. Schwartz
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.