Hamblen v. Dugger’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
September 1999
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Estelle v. Gamble · United States Accardi v. Shaughnessy · Clemons v. Mississippi · Jones v. Howard · Andrijevic v. Kelleran
Most-quoted passages
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“If a pattern of malfunctions develops, perhaps even as few as two consecutive or nearly consecutive executions, then it may become appropriate to consider whether the application of electrocution in Florida is infected with "an element of cruelty."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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