Johnson v. Puckett’s Empirical Analysis
930 F.2d 445 · 1991
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 31 later decisions — most recently June 2021 · most notably Johnson v. Puckett (1999), United States v. Briggs (1991)
14 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Boykin v. Alabama · Tollett v. Henderson · Carstea v. Poplar Tree Homeowners Ass'n · United States v. Monton · Porzig v. Nolden
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We have repeatedly held that a contention not raised by a habeas petitioner in the district court cannot be considered for the first time on appeal from that court's denial of habeas relief.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“1. The name of the accused; 2. The date on which the indictment was filed in court; 3. A statement that the prosecution is brought in the name and by the authority of the State of Mississippi; 4. The county and judicial district in which the indictment is brought; 5. The date and, if applicable, the time at which the offense was alleged to have been committed. Failure to state the correct date shall not render the indictment insufficient; 6. The signature of the foreman of the grand jury issuing it; and 7. The words “against the peace and dignity of the state.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“waived any complaints he may have had concerning the former offenses which were set out in the enhancement charge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Alim v. Cowley Alim
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.