Commonwealth v. Coleman’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
January 1984
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bordenkircher v. Hayes · Douglas v. Alabama · Matsushita Electric Corp. of America v. Sonus Corp. · Longval v. Meachum · Letters v. Commonwealth
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“considered only appropriate factors such as defendant's prior history and the seriousness of the crime.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[c]haracter, appearance, demeanor, frankness, and the reasonableness of testimony”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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