Thomas v. Westbrooks’s Empirical Analysis
849 F.3d 659 · 2017
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · United States v. Bagley · United States v. Agurs · Giglio v. United States · Davis v. Alaska
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“witness against the defendant had been paid $750 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation before trial. After reviewing the Robinson decision, the court emphasized that a criminal defendant”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ray v. Bauman“[t]his right is especially important when, as here, the case 'hinge[s] on the jury's critique' of a key witness.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ray v. Bauman“has the right to impeach the State's witnesses against him on the grounds of pecuniary bias in the case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ray v. Bauman
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.