Brinkley v. Lefevre’s Empirical Analysis
621 F.2d 45 · 1980
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
March 2007
most recently cited
7 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · O’Callahan v. Parker, Warden · 23 Cal. 3d 412 - People v. Pope · Commonwealth v. Saferian · Hampton v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“demean(ing to) the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of meaningful counsel”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Barnes v. Jones
How this case has been treated — in progress
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