Travis v. Lockhart’s Empirical Analysis
787 F.2d 409 · 1986
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Hill v. Lockhart · Mission Insurance v. United States · Thomas v. Al Lockhart · Mitchell v. Wyrick · Travis v. State
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Although it does not appear that appellant was expressly advised of the minimum possible sentence for first degree murder, the transcript of the guilty plea proceeding showed that appellant understood and accepted the recommended sentence of twenty years, which is the minimum sentence ... under Arkansas law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“A full evidentiary hearing need not be held if [appellant] received a full and fair hearing in state court ... and if the district court has independently reviewed the transcript of the state court proceedings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Glass v. Higgins“We also hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant’s motion for appointment of counsel. Appellant’s allegations were properly resolved on the basis of the state court record.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Glass v. Higgins
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.