Walker v. Solem’s Empirical Analysis
687 F.2d 1235 · 1982
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
October 1988
most recently cited
13 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Newman Oil Co. · United States v. Decoster · United States v. Easter · Rinehart v. Brewer
Most-quoted passages
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“failed to exercise the customary skills and diligence that a reasonably competent attorney would exercise under similar circumstances, and that he was prejudiced by that failure.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Speedy v. Wyrick
How this case has been treated — in progress
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