Calhoun v. Serio’s Empirical Analysis
1935
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
2
states following
March 2003
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State ex rel. Attorney General v. Lazarus · Calhoun v. Serio
Most-quoted passages
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“Whether [the trial judge] signs [the minutes] after being approved is immaterial to their effectiveness. Having been kept by the clerk, they become the acts of the court, and are entitled to the same weight and credit as though written by the judge himself.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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