Lucas v. Matthews’s Empirical Analysis
1950
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
March 1952
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Givens v. Zerbst · Ex parte Givins
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Article 38. Convening authority. General Courts-martial may be convened, * * *. Second. When empowered by the Secretary of the Navy, by the commanding officer of a division, squadron, flotilla, or other naval force afloat, and by the commandant or commanding officer of any naval district, naval base, or naval station, and by the commandant, commanding officer, or chief of any other force or activity of the Navy or Marine Corps, not attached to a Naval District, naval base, or naval station.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Where an officer is not authorized by law but specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Navy * * * to convene a court-martial, the precept must cite the authorization in order to show affirmatively the jurisdiction of the Court * * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“You are hereby empowered to convene general courts-martial in accordance with authority vested in me by law * * .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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