Loftis v. Almager’s Empirical Analysis
704 F.3d 645 · 2012
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Boykin v. Alabama · North Carolina v. Alford · Brady v. United States · Brecht v. Abrahamson · Estelle v. McGuire
Most-quoted passages
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“[unpublished] decisions cannot inform our analysis of California law because unpublished decisions of the California intermediate appellate courts are not precedential.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Constitution does not require state judges to find a factual basis”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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