Hill v. Black’s Empirical Analysis
920 F.2d 249 · 1990
Citation profile
16 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 · Beck v. Alabama · Clemons v. Mississippi · Coastal Steel Corp. v. Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc. · Perry v. Louisiana
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“rational juror, given all the facts, [could acquit him] of capital murder and convict[ ] him of a lesser included offense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Andrews v. Collins“This necessarily requires a showing that the facts of the case and the laws of the State warrant such an instruction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Andrews v. Collins
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.