Evans v. Muncy’s Empirical Analysis
916 F.2d 163 · 1990
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
February 2024
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Townsend v. Sain · Gregg v. Georgia · Teague v. Lane · Brown v. Allen · Penry v. Lynaugh
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“limited to the unique circumstances of the petitioner's insanity,” 916 F.2d at 166 n. 1. “We note[d] further that the scope of federal habeas corpus review is limited to reviewing state court trial and sentencing procedures for 'wrongs of a constitutional dimension,'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Turner v. Jabe
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