Porter v. Al Lockhart’s Empirical Analysis
925 F.2d 1107 · 1991
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
July 2002
most recently cited
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on North Carolina v. Alford · Hill v. Lockhart · Blackledge v. Allison · Laws v. Armontrout, Warden · Laws v. Armontrout
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[s]olemn declarations in open court carry a strong presumption of verity.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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