Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (1984) Cited 158,532 times 176 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Batson v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 79 (1986) Cited 15,226 times 61 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes
Brady v. Maryland
373 U.S. 83 (1963) Cited 43,255 times 133 Legal AnalysesHolding that the prosecution violates due process when it suppresses material, favorable evidence
United States v. Bagley
473 U.S. 667 (1985) Cited 9,419 times 34 Legal AnalysesHolding that there was a Brady violation when federal prosecutors withheld evidence of inducements made to witnesses to encourage them to testify against the defendant
McCleskey v. Zant
499 U.S. 467 (1991) Cited 5,307 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding that a "colorable showing of factual innocence" satisfies the "ends of justice" requirement
Arizona v. Fulminante
499 U.S. 279 (1991) Cited 5,281 times 20 Legal AnalysesHolding that involuntary confessions are subject to harmless-error review
United States v. Cronic
466 U.S. 648 (1984) Cited 7,353 times 30 Legal AnalysesHolding defendant is constructively denied counsel during critical stage of criminal proceedings where counsel, inter alia, "fails to subject the prosecution's case to meaningful adversarial testing"
Darden v. Wainwright
477 U.S. 168 (1986) Cited 6,557 times 21 Legal AnalysesHolding comments casting the death penalty as the only guarantee against future similar acts do not deprive the defendant of a fair trial as long as they "d[o] not manipulate or misstate the evidence"
Imbler v. Pachtman
424 U.S. 409 (1976) Cited 10,569 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding prosecutors absolutely immune from damages liability for having knowingly presented perjured witness testimony against criminal defendants, observing that the "veracity of witnesses in criminal cases frequently is subject to doubt before and after they testify . . . . If prosecutors were hampered in exercising their judgment as to the use of such witnesses by concern about resulting personal liability, [they often would refrain from calling such witnesses and hence] the triers of fact in criminal cases often would be denied relevant evidence"
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte
412 U.S. 218 (1973) Cited 11,953 times 20 Legal AnalysesHolding the State need not prove knowing-and-deliberate consent to search
Section 2254 - State custody; remedies in Federal courts
28 U.S.C. § 2254 Cited 204,029 times 341 Legal AnalysesHolding that "a determination of a factual issue made by a State court shall be presumed to be correct" and "[t]he applicant shall have the burden of rebutting the presumption of correctness by clear and convincing evidence"
Section 211 - Robbery
Cal. Pen. Code § 211 Cited 14,270 times 3 Legal AnalysesRequiring taking of personal property of another
Section Amendment V - Rights of Persons
U.S. Const. amend. V Cited 19,262 times 5 Legal AnalysesRequiring that crimes be prosecuted on a presentment or indictment
Section Amendment XIV - Rights Guaranteed: Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process, and Equal Protection
U.S. Const. amend. XIV Cited 11,388 times 3 Legal AnalysesProhibiting deprivations by “State”
Section 15
Cal. Const. art. I § 15 Cited 3,311 timesAffording “the right ... to compel attendance of witnesses in the defendant's behalf”
Section 7
Cal. Const. art. I § 7 Cited 2,107 times 5 Legal AnalysesGuaranteeing due process and equal protection
Section 16
Cal. Const. art. I § 16 Cited 1,774 times 2 Legal AnalysesStating that the right to a "trial by jury is an inviolate right"
Section 9 - Powers Denied to Congress
U.S. Const. art. I, § 9 Cited 2,768 times 12 Legal AnalysesProhibiting Congress
Section 1
Cal. Const. art. I § 1 Cited 1,056 times 1 Legal AnalysesProviding "[a]ll people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights," including the right of "privacy"