Smith v. Lopez’s Empirical Analysis
731 F.3d 859 · 2013
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
2
cited 2 times by the Supreme Court
October 2015
most recently cited
Appellate journey
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Williams v. Taylor · Kotteakos v. United States · Brecht v. Abrahamson · Lindh v. Murphy · In re Oliver
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“was unfaithful to his wife for many years, that his wife was threatening to divorce him, and that he told one of his former employees ... that the 'only way' he or his wife would get out of their marriage was 'to die,' because he was 'not going to give [Mrs. Smith] half of what [he] got so some other man can live off of it.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“information charging [respondent] with first-degree murder was initially sufficient to put him on notice that he could be convicted either as a principal or as an aider-and-abettor,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“had to get rid of his wife because she was standing in the way of his future plans; that she was threatening to divorce him and he wasn't going to give up half of his property”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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