Cotton v. Mabry’s Empirical Analysis
674 F.2d 701 · 1982
Citation profile
23 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Fay v. Noia · Rideout v. United States · Carafas v. J · Garber v. United States · Butz v. Hein
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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Rule 9(a) is a limitation based on the equitable doctrine of laches; the court must use its discretion in weighing the equities involved.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Moore v. Smith“We do not presume prejudice to the state merely from the absence of a transcript or witnesses,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Moore v. Smith“[L]apse of time alone may not warrant denial of the writ.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Moore 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.