Younger v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 district · 68 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 73 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Any ground for relief that was not asserted in the proceedings leading to the judgment of conviction, as required by the rules of this court, is thereafter barred, unless the movant shows (A) Cause for relief from the procedural default and (B) Prejudice from a violation of the movant's rights.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Blackwell v. State · FAHMY v. State

2. “Bars Inapplicable. The bars to relief in paragraphs (1), (2), and (8) of this subdivision shall not apply to a claim that the court lacked jurisdiction or to a color-able claim that there was a miscarriage of justice because of a constitutional violation that undermined the fundamental legality, reliability, integrity or fairness of the proceedings leading to the judgment of conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 202 F. Supp. 2d 322 - Boyd v. Garraghty

3. “Repetitive Motion. Any ground for relief that was not asserted in a prior postconviction proceeding, as required by subdivision (b)(2) of this rule, is thereafter barred, unless consideration of the claim is warranted in the interest of justice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 202 F. Supp. 2d 322 - Boyd v. Garraghty