26 Va. App. 254 - Shifflett v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
January 1999
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lockett v. Ohio · Williams v. People of State of New York · Eddings v. Oklahoma · Jurek v. Texas · Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Sullivan v. Ashe
Most-quoted passages
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“In cases of trial by jury, upon finding that the defendant is guilty of a felony, a separate proceeding limited to the ascertainment of punishment shall be held as soon as possible before the same jury.... After the Commonwealth has introduced ... evidence of prior convictions, or if no such evidence is introduced, the defendant may introduce relevant, admissible evidence related to punishment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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