Rivers v. Turner’s Empirical Analysis
874 F.2d 771 · 1989
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Dusky v. United States · Thompson v. Oklahoma · Robert v. Bruce v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections · Bruce 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“has sufficient present ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding — and whether he has a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.