Canada v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1932
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
1
states following
April 1987
most recently cited
13 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Barnes v. Commonwealth · Music v. Commonwealth · Hayden v. Commonwealth · Deaton, Haddix and White v. Commonwealth · Crenshaw v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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““The Code of Practice, which requires that the crime charged in the indictment be in ordinary and concise language in such manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended, is sufficiently complied with by charging in the indictment the defendants as principals committed the crime, without adding a count, or paragraph, charging the same principals with a conspiracy to commit it, or with aiding and abetting-each other in its commission. This rule is more in conformity with the just and reasonable administration of the criminal law than the technical rule .of the common law.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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