Hopkinson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 3 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Caldwell v. Mississippi · Booth v. Maryland · Mills v. Maryland · McKoy v. North Carolina
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Your verdict must represent the considered judgment of each juror. In order to return a verdict, it is necessary that each juror agree thereto. Your verdict must be unanimous.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“8. The torture of Jeff Green may not have been ordered by Mark Hopkinson. Yes_ No X 9. Actions of Mark Hopkinson helped save the life of a prison guard. Yes X No_”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.