Stephens v. Kemp’s Empirical Analysis
722 F.2d 627 · 1983
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
January 1986
most recently cited
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Sanders v. United States · Pesce v. United States · Spinkellink v. Wainwright · Smith v. Balkcom · Smith v. Balkcom
Most-quoted passages
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“Counsel for Stephens proffered evidence based on newly available studies, (referring by name to the Baldus Study relied on in Spencer ), summarized briefly the conclusions of the studies indicating a racially disproportionate imposition of the death penalty in Georgia, and when pressed for specifics stated that there would be presented the same evidence presented in the August, 1983 case of McCleskey v. Zant, . . . and that the evidence would be presented tomorrow if the court pleased.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Stephens v. Kemp“a serious question concerning petitioner's opportunity to proffer evidence at the district court hearing, a factor crucial to the panel's holding.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Stephens v. Kemp“[t]he hearing held by the district court on November 15, 1983, was not an evidentiary hearing,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Stephens v. Kemp
How this case has been treated — in progress
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