Thomas-Bey v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2254 · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. State of Maryland · United States v. Bagley · Coleman v. Thompson · United States v. Agurs
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“that he made in this case, Kinsley's consent and failure to attend the postconviction interview of Thomas by Dr. Spodak fell below the level of reasonably competent representation guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment. Trial counsel”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Instead, the consent was motivated by erroneous assumptions about the role of Dr. Spodak and the purpose of the interview, misperceptions that would have been corrected by simple inquiries. Thus, even if Kinsley's actions were”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“made after less than complete investigation are reasonable precisely to the extent that reasonable professional judgments support the limitations on investigation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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