Hill v. Norris’s Empirical Analysis
96 F.3d 1085 · 1996
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Jackson v. Virginia · Wainwright v. Sykes · Murray v. Carrier · Denbicare U.S.A., Inc. v. Toys "R" Us, Inc.
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The standard to be applied to determine the sufficiency of the evidence is a strict one, and the finding of guilt should not be overturned lightly.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“that the circumstantial evidence supporting his guilt is insufficient because it fails to exclude other factual scenarios consistent with his innocence”
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.