559 F. Supp. 44 - Wise v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
May 1984
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Sumner v. Mata · Arizona v. Washington · Wade v. Hunter · Sumner v. Mata · United States v. Wight
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a]t first [Wise's trial counsel] was rather slow in selecting the jury, but he impressed me, as matters went on, of being an aggressive defense counsel, and his summation, I thought was impressive under all the circumstances of the case”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wise v. Smith“[n]o crucial element of the defense was omitted ... and counsel appeared to be prepared and to have a grasp of the facts and legal principles involved”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wise v. Smith“[t]here is no evidence that counsel ever lost his composure or his concentration or that after his eruption he was less effective”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wise 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.