Bridge v. Lynaugh’s Empirical Analysis
856 F.2d 712 · 1988
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Wainwright v. Sykes · Gregg v. Georgia · Lockett v. Ohio · Eddings v. Oklahoma · Barefoot v. Estelle
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“this Court would be blind if it did not see that counsel for defendant deliberately withheld their challenges ... until the very last possible (date) ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Bell v. Lynaugh“clearly could properly be addressed under the Texas law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Holland v. Collins
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.