Snook v. Wood’s Empirical Analysis
89 F.3d 605 · 1996
Citation profile
27
cited by 27 later decisions
May 2008
most recently cited
19 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Johnson v. Zerbst · Faretta v. California · Teague v. Lane · Woodson v. North Carolina · Penry v. Lynaugh
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“For a waiver to be made knowingly and intelligently, [a defendant] must be aware of the nature of the charges against him, the possible penalties, and the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation,”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[i]t is the petitioner's burden to prove his custody is in violation of the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“State court judgments of conviction and sentence carry the presumption of finality and legality,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Silva v. Woodford
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.