Commonwealth v. Clancy, J., Aplt.’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
November 2024
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. State of Maryland · Berger v. United States · United States v. Nixon · Commonwealth v. Pierce
Most-quoted passages
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“directly related to the premeditation element of the crime charged, first-degree murder, and was thus a fair response to the defense argument that the defendant shot the victim in the heat of passion. Id. at 66-67 . Therefore, the Court in Clancy held that the prosecution's use of the term”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“since D'Amato this Court has tolerated harsh characterizations of the defendant when they are germane to the law that applies to the case at hand and to a particular element of an offense at issue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“equivalent to an expression of belief on the part of the district attorney that the defendant was guilty of murder in the first degree.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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