Rust v. Clarke’s Empirical Analysis
960 F.2d 72 · 1992
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
February 1996
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
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Most-quoted passages
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“because of the interests of the [habeas] petitioner, who may be unlawfully kept on death row, but also the state, whose interests in finality deserve the concern and deference of the federal courts.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“habeas corpus cases, particularly in capital sentencing situations, deserve the utmost priority.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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