Brumfield v. Cain’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate ·

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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"with respect to any claim that was adjudicated on the merits in State court proceedings unless the adjudication of the claim- "(1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or "(2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State court proceeding."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 135 S. Ct. 2269 - Brumfield v. Cain

2. “1) his IQ score, obtained prior to trial, of 75; 2) his slow progress in school; 3) his premature birth; 4) his treatment at multiple psychiatric hospitals; 5) various medications he was prescribed; and 6) testimony that he exhibited slower responses than "normal babies,” suffered from seizures, and was hospitalized for months after his birth.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brumfield v. Cain

3. “review of the record persuad[ed it] that the state court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Brumfield an evidentiary hearing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 135 S. Ct. 2269 - Brumfield v. Cain