Shabazz v. Lynaugh’s Empirical Analysis
974 F.2d 597 · 1992
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
October 1993
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Whitley v. Albers · Hudson v. McMillian · Spears v. Ol McCotter · Wesson v. Oglesby · Balawajder v. Collins
Most-quoted passages
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“temper the severity of a forceful response,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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