Harris v. Stynchcombe’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
January 1986
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · Jackson v. Denno · Harrington v. California · Ferguson v. Georgia · Holley v. Lawrence
Most-quoted passages
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“The record shows that the defendant indicated that he wished to make a statement; that the court instructed him in terms of § 38-415; that he did not object to making an unsworn statement; that he did not offer himself to be sworn as a witness in his own behalf or to have his counsel examine him as a witness or unsworn; that no constitutional attack was made upon either Code Ann. § 38-415 or § 38-416 ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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