Boyd v. Warden, Holman Correctional Facility’s Empirical Analysis
856 F.3d 853 · 2017
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Estelle v. Gamble · Furman v. Georgia · Preiser v. Rodriguez
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.
“Glossip 's 'known and available' alternative test requires that a petitioner must prove that (1) the State actually has access to the alternative; (2) the State is able to carry out the alternative method of execution relatively easily and reasonably quickly; and (3) the requested alternative would in fact significantly reduce a substantial risk of severe pain relative to the State's intended method of execution.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Price v. Dunn · Hamm v. Dunn“The Supreme Court has employed a 'two-pronged approach' in applying the foregoing principles: first, a reviewing court should eliminate any allegations in the complaint that are merely legal conclusions; and second, where there are well-pleaded factual allegations, 'assume their veracity and then determine whether they plausibly give rise to an entitlement to relief.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Norkin v. Fla. Bar“'[f]easible' means 'capable of being done, executed, or effected[,]' ... [a]nd 'readily' means 'with fairly quick efficiency,' 'without needless loss of time,' 'reasonably fast,' or 'with a fair degree of ease[ ]' ... for the state seeking to carry out the execution[ ]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Price v. Dunn
How this case has been treated — in progress
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