Clanton v. Bair’s Empirical Analysis
826 F.2d 1354 · 1987
Citation profile
24
cited by 24 later decisions
2
states following
November 1999
most recently cited
10 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Ake v. Oklahoma · Santoni v. United States · Burger v. Kemp · Reading Co. v. Schweitzer
Most-quoted passages
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“seemed lucid and rational. He gave no indication of any mental or emotional problems. There was no doubt of his competence to stand trial and nothing suggestive of a possible defense of insanity at the time of commission of the murder.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“There is no constitutional basis for a rule that would require a psychiatric evaluation in every ... case.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“When a seemingly lucid and rational client rejects the suggestion of a psychiatric evaluation and there is no indication of a mental or emotional problem, a trial lawyer may reasonably forego insistence upon an examination. There is no constitutional basis for a rule that would require a psychiatric evaluation in every capital case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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