Harris v. Vasquez’s Empirical Analysis
901 F.2d 724 · 1990
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Teague v. Lane · Ake v. Oklahoma · Penry v. Lynaugh · Barefoot v. Estelle · Harris v. Pulley
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Petitioner must make `a substantial showing of the denial of a federal right.' This standard does not mean that the petitioner show [sic] that he will prevail on the merits.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.