188 N.C. App. 635 - State v. Bowman’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Staples v. United States · State v. Odom · Sullivan v. United States · In re Disbarment of Morrison · Morgan Walton Properties, Inc. v. International City Bank & Trust Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“Because victim impact testimony has little, if any, probative value during the guilt phase of a trial, [it] is only admissible during the sentencing phase. The trial court erred in admitting victim impact testimony by victims of prior crimes[ ] ... during the guilt phase of the trial”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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