Yesterday, we looked at how insurers have fared before the Court since 1990.  Today, we’re taking a deeper look at the Court’s habeas cases.

For the entire period, 81.48% of the Court’s habeas corpus cases were won by the prosecution below.  The Court reversed 30.68% of the decisions won by the prosecution below, but 55% of decisions won by the defendants.  Overall, the Court reversed in whole or in part in 78 of 211 cases – a reversal percentage of 36.11%.

Prosecution wins were affirmed in two cases in 1990, six in 1991, eight in 1992, three in 1993 and 1994, thirteen in 1995, six in 1996, seven in 1997, four in 1998 and 1999 and nineteen in 2000.  Nine prosecution wins were affirmed in 2001 and 2002, three in 2003, four in 2004, three in 2007 and eight in 2010.  The Court affirmed one prosecution win in 2011 and 2012, two in 2013, one in 2014 and 2015, two in 2016 and three in 2017.

The Court reversed one prosecution win in a habeas case per year in 1990, 1992 and 1993, three in 1994 and 1995, one in 1996, two in 1997, four in 1998, three in 1999 and nine in 2000.  The Court reversed three prosecution wins in 2001, seven in 2002, one in 2004, three in 2005, two in 2007, one in 2008 and two in 2009 and 2010.  The Court reversed three prosecution wins in 2013, one in 2014 and one in 2015.

The Court affirmed one defendants’ win in 1994 and 1995, two in 1996, one in 1997 and one in 1998.  The Court affirmed one defendant’s win in 2001, two in 2002, 2004 and 2005 and one in 2009 and 2010.  The Court affirmed one defendant’s win in 2012 and two in 2014.

The Court reversed one defendant’s win in 1990, two in 1991 and 1992, and one in 1993, 1999 and 2000.  The Court reversed one defendant’s win in 2002, two in 2003 and 2005, one in 2006, three in 2007 and two in 2008.  The Court reversed one defendant’s win in 2011, 2012 and 2016.

The Court reversed in 32.69% of its habeas cases from 1990 to 1995.  The Court reversed 30.77% of the time from 1996 to 2000.  The Court reversed in 39.22% of cases from 2001 to 2005.  The Court reversed 53.85% of its habeas cases from 2006 to 2010.  Finally, the Court reversed in 45.45% of its habeas cases from 2011 to 2017.

Join us back here next week as we turn our attention to two new areas of law.

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