393 Cited authorities

  1. Strickland v. Washington

    466 U.S. 668 (1984)   Cited 158,093 times   176 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "error by counsel" doesn't "warrant setting aside the judgment of a criminal proceeding" where in the context of the whole proceeding the identified error "had no effect on the judgment"
  2. Williams v. Taylor

    529 U.S. 362 (2000)   Cited 37,594 times   66 Legal Analyses
    Holding that counsel's performance was deficient when their investigation failed to uncover "extensive records" filled with mitigation evidence concerning the defendant's family history, education, mental health, and rehabilitation
  3. Miller v. Alabama

    567 U.S. 460 (2012)   Cited 6,774 times   63 Legal Analyses
    Holding mandatory life without parole sentences unconstitutional for all juvenile offenders
  4. Estelle v. McGuire

    502 U.S. 62 (1991)   Cited 19,874 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a federal habeas court may not reexamine state court determinations of state law questions
  5. Kyles v. Whitley

    514 U.S. 419 (1995)   Cited 7,227 times   36 Legal Analyses
    Holding the State's disclosure obligation turns on the cumulative effect of all suppressed evidence favorable to the defense
  6. Neder v. United States

    527 U.S. 1 (1999)   Cited 4,920 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the failure to submit an uncontested element of an offense to a jury may be harmless
  7. Jones v. Barnes

    463 U.S. 745 (1983)   Cited 11,117 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it was not ineffective assistance for appellate counsel to decline to make every nonfrivolous argument requested by the defendant
  8. Roper v. Simmons

    543 U.S. 551 (2005)   Cited 3,477 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding "that the death penalty cannot be imposed upon juvenile offenders"
  9. Chapman v. California

    386 U.S. 18 (1967)   Cited 23,424 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
  10. Atkins v. Virginia

    536 U.S. 304 (2002)   Cited 3,110 times   54 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled defendants
  11. Section Amendment VI - Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions

    U.S. Const. amend. VI   Cited 27,960 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Granting the accused the right to be tried "by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed."
  12. Section Amendment XIV - Rights Guaranteed: Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process, and Equal Protection

    U.S. Const. amend. XIV   Cited 11,333 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting deprivations by “State”
  13. Section Amendment VIII - Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases

    U.S. Const. amend. VIII   Cited 9,060 times
    Prohibiting "cruel and unusual punishments"
  14. Section 15

    Cal. Const. art. I § 15   Cited 3,304 times
    Affording “the right ... to compel attendance of witnesses in the defendant's behalf”
  15. Section 16

    Cal. Const. art. I § 16   Cited 1,771 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Stating that the right to a "trial by jury is an inviolate right"
  16. Rule 8.630 - Briefs by parties and amicus curiae

    Cal. R. 8.630   Cited 16 times

    (a)Contents and form Except as provided in this rule, briefs in appeals from judgments of death must comply as nearly as possible with rules 8.200 and 8.204. (Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.) (b) Length (1) A brief produced on a computer must not exceed the following limits, including footnotes: (A) Appellant's opening brief: 102,000 words. (B) Respondent's brief: 102,000 words. If the Chief Justice permits the appellant to file an opening brief that exceeds the limit set in (1)(A) or