Styers v. Ryan’s Empirical Analysis
811 F.3d 292 · 2015
Citation profile
1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Coleman v. Thompson · Teague v. Lane · Ring v. Arizona · Griffith v. Kentucky · Eddings v. Oklahoma
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.
“The supreme court shall review all death sentences. On review, the supreme court shall independently review the trial court's findings of aggravation and mitigation and the propriety of the death sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“contrary to, [nor did it] involve[ ] an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law as determine by the Supreme Court of the United States.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“gave the State the opportunity to cure the constitutional defect”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.