State v. Lacaze’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
May 2019
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. State of Maryland · Giglio v. United States · Kyles v. Whitley · Napue v. People of the State of Illinois
Most-quoted passages
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“) the defendant argued that he was entitled to relief because the trial judge presided over his trial despite an appearance of impropriety. The Court held, "LaCaze has pointed to no evidence that the judge harbored any bias, prejudice, or personal interest in the case, let alone to such an extent that it rendered him unable to conduct a fair trial.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the state presented evidence that [Defendant] accompanied Frank to Walmart to shop for 9 mm ammunition within hours of the murders; that survivors (who saw [Defendant] with Frank twice earlier that same evening) positively identified [Defendant] as the male perpetrator who rummaged through their property after the gunfire ceased; that [Defendant's] initial statements contained details only the perpetrators could have known; that [Defendant's] trial testimony admitted his presence in the restaurant earlier that night, contradicting his alibi in which he claimed he was at the pool hall; and that [Defendant] was observed within an hour of the murders using Ofc. Williams's stolen credit card to purchase gas at a Chevron station near his brother's apartment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“evidence that his accomplice obtained the same type of gun that was used to kill the victims, in a case in which the state presented evidence that he and Frank had been acting in concert under the guise of her authority and, together, premeditated the murders and were equally culpable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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