Carter v. Bigelow’s Empirical Analysis
787 F.3d 1269 · 2015
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3771 · 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. State of Maryland · Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · Williams v. Taylor · Crawford v. Washington
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.
“[W]e have recently stated that it is 'far from clear' whether the Confrontation Clause even applies at capital sentencing proceedings.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“may be amended or supplemented as provided in the rules of procedure applicable to civil actions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Supreme Court has never held that the Confrontation Clause applies at capital sentencing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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