Morgan v. Dickhaut’s Empirical Analysis

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10 federal appellate · 3 district ·

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1. “[i]f the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict gives equal or nearly equal circumstantial support to a theory of guilt and a theory of innocence of the crime charged, this court must reverse the conviction. This is so because ... where an equal or nearly equal theory of guilt and a theory of innocence is supported by the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a reasonable jury must necessarily entertain a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Burgos

2. “The increment [of the state court's incorrectness] need not necessarily be great, but it must be great enough to make the decision unreasonable in the independent and objective judgment of the federal court.” Morgan v. Dickhaut, 677 F.3d 39 , 46-47 (1st Cir.2012) (quoting O'Laughlin, 568 F.3d at 299 ) (internal quotation marks omitted). 8 . DeCiantis further asserts that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. DeCiantis v. Wall

3. “ha[s] held that a state-court adjudication of an issue framed in terms of state law may receive section 2254(d)(1) deference so long as the state standard is at least as protective of the defendant's rights as the federal counterpart.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rivera v. Wall