Hogue v. Scott’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate ·

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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A. The state prevented counsel from investigating, developing, and presenting relevant mitigating evidence in support of a life sentence for Mr. Hogue. B. Trial Counsel denied Mr. Hogue effective assistance of counsel throughout the course of his trial: Failure to investigate and present mitigating evidence. C. The Texas capital sentencing statute improperly precluded the jury from considering evidence in mitigation of Mr. Hogue's sentence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hogue v. Johnson

2. “not to accept or file the instant application for writ of habeas corpus. He is also instructed not to accept in the future any applications for a writ of habeas corpus attacking this conviction unless the applicant has first shown that any contentions presented have not been raised previously and a showing is made that they could not have been presented in any earlier application for habeas corpus relief.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hogue v. Johnson

3. “the evidence, independent of the Colorado conviction, in support of the findings the jury made at the punishment phase of the trial was so forceful that the possibility of actual prejudice resulting at that phase of the trial from the mentions of the conviction is negated”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hogue v. Johnson