Commonwealth v. Richman’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 2010
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Wade · Commonwealth v. Futch · Commonwealth v. Hamilton · Commonwealth v. Richman
Most-quoted passages
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“[A]n evidentiary hearing is not a new trial. Certain differences are inherent, in that an evidentiary hearing inquires into only one phase of the case and does not address itself to the merits. The full panoply of witnesses need not be present at the hearing. Rule [600] was not intended to apply to such hearings.... Nor do we believe that urgency is constitutionally mandated.... 1”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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