State v. Friedman’s Empirical Analysis
1948
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
May 1961
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Parker v. State · State v. Verona · State v. Wines · State v. Jefferson
Most-quoted passages
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“* * * there is a distinction between that situation and one when the evidence is merely circumstantial from which the jury may draw an inference of the defendant's guilt of the charge. The defendant could only meet such a possible inference by a general denial of the charge. This he does not have to do and therefore he cannot be criticised for such refusal.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“silence would justify a strong inference that he could not deny the charges,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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