Hicks v. Scurr’s Empirical Analysis
671 F.2d 255 · 1982
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Neil v. Biggers · United States v. Agurs · Wainwright v. Sykes · Sumner v. Mata
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is a rare evidentiary question that rises to the lofty heights of a constitutional violation.... The habeas petitioner must establish an error which demonstrates a violation of due process. This burden is much greater than that required on direct appeal and is even greater than the showing of plain error on direct appeal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Jones v. Class
How this case has been treated — in progress
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