Bell v. Lynaugh’s Empirical Analysis
858 F.2d 978 · 1988
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
2
cited 2 times by the Supreme Court
December 1991
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A pattern seems to be developing in capital cases of multiple review in which claims that could have been presented years ago are brought forward--often in a piece meal fashion--only after the execution date is set or becomes imminent. Federal courts should not continue to tolerate--even in capital cases--this type of abuse of the writ of habeas corpus.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“This Court has recently reiterated its frustration with a petition that is filed only one week prior to the scheduled execution, Bridge v. Lynaugh, 856 F.2d 712 , (5th Cir.1988) (ellipsis in original).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.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.