Breeland v. Blackburn’s Empirical Analysis
786 F.2d 1239 · 1986
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Dix v. Georgia · Kilcullen v. United States · Butler v. United States · Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · United States v. Aleman
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“that the claimed errors of Procter's trial counsel affected the outcome of the case. As a result, Procter is not entitled to relief on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. IV. 24 Procter's fourth argument is that the joinder of charges of robbery and attempted murder made the trial fundamentally unfair. Whether to grant a motion to sever is within the discretion of the trial court; a court is required to sever”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Procter v. Butler“[t]he burden of demonstrating prejudice is a difficult one, and the ruling of the trial judge will rarely be disturbed by a reviewing court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Procter v. Butler“This is because the federal courts could not constitutionally engage in improper and prejudicial joinder any more than state courts could.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Procter v. Butler
How this case has been treated — in progress
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