Thompson v. Lynaugh’s Empirical Analysis
821 F.2d 1080 · 1987
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
July 1990
most recently cited
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Murray v. Carrier · Engle v. Isaac · Eddings v. Oklahoma · Barefoot v. Estelle · Zant v. Stephens
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“when a state court bases its decision upon the alternative grounds of procedural default and a rejection of the merits, a federal court must, in the absence of good 'cause' and 'prejudice,' deny habeas relief because of the procedural defect.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Davis v. Puckett
How this case has been treated — in progress
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