Swift v. Lynn’s Empirical Analysis
870 F.2d 1039 · 1989
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
September 1991
most recently cited
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Jackson v. Virginia · Chapman v. State of California · Boykin v. Alabama · Johnson v. Louisiana
Most-quoted passages
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“'totality of the circumstances' in the record demonstrates that the plea was voluntary and intelligent.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Alexander v. Whitley
How this case has been treated — in progress
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