Johnny Bennett v. Bryan Stirling

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding improper appeal to racial prejudice occurred where prosecutor’s closing argument in case involving a black defendant -2- STATE V. COPLEY Earls, J., concurring “alternated between characterizing [defendant] as a primitive, subhuman species and a wild, vicious animal”
• holding improper appeal to racial prejudice occurred where prosecutor’s closing argument in case involving a black defendant -2- STATE V. COPLEY Earls, J., concurring “alternated between characterizing [defendant] as a primitive, subhuman species and a wild, vicious animal”

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Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• United States v. Dylann Roof
  Fourth Circuit· 2021-08-25· cited 58×
• Mikal Mahdi v. Bryan Stirling
  Fourth Circuit· 2021-12-20· cited 54×
• Freddie Owens v. Bryan Stirling
  Fourth Circuit· 2020-07-22· cited 51×
• State of Washington v. Andre Devoun McKenzie
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2022-04-21· cited 4×
• State v. Copley
  Supreme Court of North Carolina· 2020-04-03
• John Walters v. Michael Martin
  Fourth Circuit· 2021-11-18
• Andrew v. White
  Tenth Circuit· 2026-01-13
• People v. Barrera
  California Supreme Court· 2026-06-01

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Miller-El v. Cockrell
  Supreme Court· 2003-02-25· cited 27,550×
• Batson v. Kentucky
  Supreme Court· 1986-04-30· cited 16,401×
• Harrington v. Richter
  Supreme Court· 2011-01-19· cited 13,244×
• United States v. Young
  Supreme Court· 1985-02-20· cited 4,689×
• Berger v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1935-04-15· cited 4,581×
• Darden v. Wainwright
  Supreme Court· 1986-09-03· cited 4,161×
• Donnelly v. DeChristoforo
  Supreme Court· 1974-05-13· cited 3,922×
• Yarborough v. Alvarado
  Supreme Court· 2004-06-01· cited 3,494×
• Woodson v. North Carolina
  Supreme Court· 1976-07-02· cited 2,907×
• Caldwell v. Mississippi
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-11· cited 2,827×
• McCleskey v. Kemp
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-08· cited 2,038×
• Renico v. Lett
  Supreme Court· 2010-05-03· cited 1,940×
• Parker v. Matthews
  Supreme Court· 2012-06-11· cited 1,199×
• California v. Ramos
  Supreme Court· 1983-07-06· cited 1,071×
• Reya Boyer-Liberto v. Fontainebleau Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 2015-05-07· cited 702×
• Rose v. Mitchell
  Supreme Court· 1979-07-02· cited 651×
• Turner v. Murray
  Supreme Court· 1986-04-30· cited 533×
• Leon Winston v. Eddie Pearson
  Fourth Circuit· 2012-06-25· cited 57×
• State v. Bennett
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-12-01· cited 33×