Morgan v. United States, 480 U.S. 911 (1987). · Go Syfert
Morgan v. United States, 480 U.S. 911 (1987). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
190 citation events (20 in the last 25 years) across 30 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Smith v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Pinellas County) (flmd, 2022-03-21)
Treatment trajectory · 1987 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1987 2006 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 25 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited "see" Smith v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Pinellas County)
M.D. Fla. · 2022 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F.2d 1293, 1296 (11th Cir. 1986) (en banc) (“If a reviewing court is confident that, absent the improper remarks, the jury’s decision would have been no different, the proceeding cannot be said to have been fundamentally unfair.”), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Root v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
M.D. Fla. · 2021 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F.2d 1293, 1296 (11th Cir. 1986) (en banc) (“If a reviewing court is confident that, absent the improper remarks, the jury’s decision would have been no different, the proceeding cannot be said to have been fundamentally unfair.”), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 (1987); United States v. Young, 470 U.S. 1, 11 (1985) (“[A] criminal conviction is not to be lightly overturned on the basis of a prosecutor’s comments standing alone, for the statements or conduct must be viewed in context; only by doing so can it be determined whether the prosecutor’s conduct affect…
discussed Cited "see" Combs v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
M.D. Fla. · 2019 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F.2d 1293, 1296 (11th Cir. 1986) (en banc) (“If a reviewing court is confident that, absent the improper remarks, the jury’s decision would have been no different, the proceeding cannot be said to have been fundamentally unfair.”), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Reeves v. State (2×)
Ala. Crim. App. · 2007 · signal: see · confidence high
See Mulligan v. Kemp, 771 F.2d 1436, 1441 (11th Cir.1985) (Trial counsel `is still only an assistant to the defendant and not the master of the defense.'), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1358 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987); Model Rules of Professional Conduct rule 1.2 & comment.
discussed Cited "see" Farina v. State
Fla. · 2006 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williamson v. Dugger, 651 So.2d 84, 86 (Fla.1994) ("`Where a particular legal argument, had it been argued [on appeal], would in all probability have been found without merit, the omission to raise it will not be deemed a deficiency' such as to constitute ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.") (quoting Thomas v. Wainwright, 495 So.2d 172, 174 (Fla.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1360 , 94 L.Ed.2d 530 (1987)).
cited Cited "see" Commonwealth v. Conley
Mass. App. Ct. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Mulligan v. Kemp, 111 F.2d 1436 (11th Cir. 1985), cert, denied, 480 U.S. 911 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" State v. Gonzales (2×)
Ariz. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. McMurtrey, 151 Ariz. 105, 108 , 726 P.2d 202, 205 (1986) (presence of others in immediate area supports grave risk circumstance), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 530 (1987); State v. Nash, 143 Ariz. 392, 405 , 694 P.2d 222, 235 (1985) (close proximity to murder victim supports grave risk circumstance).
discussed Cited "see" State v. Wood (2×)
Ariz. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. McMurtrey, 151 Ariz. 105,108 , 726 P.2d 202, 205 , cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 530 (1987) (presence of others in immediate area supports grave risk circumstance).
discussed Cited "see" Wainwright v. Norris (2×)
E.D. Ark. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
Under this standard, a petitioner must show that there is a “reasonable probability that the error complained of affected the outcome of the trial — i.e., that absent the alleged impropriety, the verdict probably would have been different.” Hamilton, 809 F.2d at 470 ; see Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F.2d 1293, 1295-96 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Willie Lloyd Turner v. David A. Williams, Warden, Powhatan Correctional Center (2×)
4th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
Failure to Interview Prosecution Witnesses 103 Turner complains that Snook did not interview the Commonwealth's witnesses. " 'A claim of failure to interview a witness may sound impressive in the abstract, but it cannot establish ineffective assistance when the person's account is otherwise fairly known to defense counsel.' " Eggleston v. United States, 798 F.2d 374, 376 (9th Cir.1986) (quoting United States v. Decoster, 624 F.2d 196, 209 (D.C.Cir.1976) (en banc)); see Mulligan v. Kemp, 771 F.2d 1436, 1442 (11th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1358 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Ruiz v. Norris (2×)
E.D. Ark. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
Under this standard, a petitioner must show that there is a “reasonable probability that the error complained of affected the outcome of the trial-i.e., *1517 that absent the alleged impropriety, the verdict probably would have been different.” Hamilton, 809 F.2d at 470 ; see Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F.2d 1293, 1295-96 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" State v. West (2×)
Ariz. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. McMurtrey, 143 Ariz. 71, 73 , 691 P.2d 1099, 1101 (1984), appeal after remand, 151 Ariz. 105 , 726 P.2d 202 (1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 530 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Donald Teague (2×)
11th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Mulligan v. Kemp, 771 F.2d 1436, 1441 (11th Cir.1985) (Trial counsel “is still only an assistant to the defendant and not the master of the defense.”), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1358 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987); Model Rules of Professional Conduct rule 1.2 & comment.
discussed Cited "see" Ricky Joe Orr v. Jack Cowley the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma
10th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F.2d 1293, 1295 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 (1987). 23 The district court found sufficient evidence, outside of the evidence of the condition of the victim's body, to convict Petitioner of first degree murder.
discussed Cited "see" State v. Fierroa (2×)
Ariz. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. McMurtrey (McMurtrey II), 151 Ariz. 105, 108 , 726 P.2d 202, 205 , cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 530 (1987); Johnson, 147 Ariz. at 400 , 710 P.2d at 1055 .
examined Cited "see" Walter J. Blair v. Bill Armontrout, Walter J. Blair v. Bill Armontrout (4×)
8th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tucker v. Kemp, 762 F.2d 1480 (11th Cir.) (en banc), cert. granted and judgment vacated by 474 U.S. 1001 , 106 S.Ct. 517 , 88 L.Ed.2d 452 (1985), on remand, 802 F.2d 1293 (11th Cir.1986) (en banc) (per curiam), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987); Brooks v. Kemp, 762 F.2d 1383 (11th Cir.1985) (en banc), cert. granted and judgment vacated by 478 U.S. 1016 , 106 S.Ct. 3325 , 92 L.Ed.2d 732 (1986), on remand, 809 F.2d 700 (11th Cir.1987) (en banc) (per curiam), cert. denied, 483 U.S. 1010 , 107 S.Ct. 3240 , 97 L.Ed.2d 744 (1987). 65 In Brooks, the Eleventh Circ…
discussed Cited "see" Rayfield Newlon v. William Armontrout (2×)
8th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
Under this *1337 standard, a petitioner must show that there is a “reasonable probability that the error complained of affected the outcome of the trial — i.e., that absent the alleged impropriety, the verdict probably would have been different.” Hamilton, 809 F.2d at 470 ; see Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F.2d 1293, 1295-96 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Mapp v. Lawaetz (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Morgan v. United States, 801 F.2d 445 (D.C.Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Mapp v. Lawaetz (2×)
3rd Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Morgan v. United States, 801 F.2d 445 (D.C.Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Herbert Lee Richardson v. Willie Johnson, Warden, Holman Unit, and Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections (2×)
11th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tucker v. Kemp, 762 F.2d 1480, 1487 (11th Cir.) (en banc), vacated, 474 U.S. 1001 , 106 S.Ct. 517 , 88 L.Ed.2d 452 (1985), reinstated, 802 F.2d 1293 (1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987) (when sentencing, court can consider evidence of criminal indictments and even evidence of criminal activities for which no charges have been filed if evidence is reliable); cf. Williams v. Lynaugh, 814 F.2d 205, 207-08 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 311 , 98 L.Ed.2d 270 (1987) (evidence of “unadju-dicated criminal conduct,” confirmed by witnesses,…
discussed Cited "see" Larry Eugene Mann v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent (2×)
11th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F.2d 1293, 1295 (11th Cir.1986) (en banc), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Beckford (2×)
E.D. Va. · 1997 · signal: see also · confidence low
Indeed, such acts, especially crimes of violence, are “arguably more relevant and probative than any other type of aggravating evidence supporting imposition of the death penalty.” Davis, 912 F.Supp. at 948 ; see also Devier, 3 F.3d at 1464 -65 (quoting Tucker v. Kemp, 762 F.2d 1480 (11th Cir.) (en banc), vacated, 474 U.S. 1001 , 106 S.Ct. 517 , 88 L.Ed.2d 452 (1985), reinstated 802 F.2d 1293 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987)).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Taylor v. Warden
Utah · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Fernandez, 870 P.2d at 876-77 (holding that we will not question counsel’s decision that pursuing certain investigations would prove fruitless or harmful, absent a showing that counsel’s belief was unreasonable); see also Mulligan v. Kemp, 771 F.2d 1436, 1442-43 (11th Cir.1985) (finding that decision not to interview the State’s witnesses did not constitute ineffective assistance where counsel knew the substance of their testimony), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1358 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987).
examined Cited "see, e.g." People v. Rodriguez (4×)
Colo. · 1990 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Brooks v. Kemp, 762 F.2d at 1411 ; see also California v. Ramos, 463 U.S. 992 , 103 S.Ct. 3446 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1171 (1983).” Tucker (William) v. Kemp, 762 F.2d 1480, 1486 (11th Cir.1985) (en banc), vacated, 474 U.S. 1001 , 106 S.Ct. 517 , 88 L.Ed.2d 452 (1985), aff'd, 802 F.2d 1293 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 911 , 107 S.Ct. 1359 , 94 L.Ed.2d 529 (1987); see also Tucker (Richard) v. Kemp, 762 F.2d 1496, 1507 (11th Cir.1985) (en banc), cert. denied, 478 U.S. 1022 , 106 S.Ct. 3340 , 92 L.Ed.2d 743 (1986).
examined Cited "see, e.g." Lipham v. Georgia (3×)
SCOTUS · 1988 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., Tucker v. Kemp, 802 F. 2d 1293 (CA11 1986) (en banc) (concluding that a “prosecutorial expertise” argument was impermissible under Caldwell where the prosecutor suggested that others, including the prosecutor and the police, bore partial responsibility for imposition of the death penalty), cert. denied, 480 U. S. 911 (1987).
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Morgan
v.
United States
No. 86-5965.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 2, 1987.
480 U.S. 911
Consideration, Took.
Cited by 76 opinions  |  Published

C. A.

D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Scalia took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.