Click v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1954
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
March 1966
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Harvey v. Commonwealth · Maddox v. Commonwealth · Johnson v. Commonwealth · Couch v. Commonwealth · Champ v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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““As early as Champ v. Commonwealth, 59 Ky. (2 Metc.) 17, 74 Am.Dec. 388, this court recognized the rule that a party may impeach its own witness, by proof of contradictory statements, only where the witness testifies positively to the existence of a fact prejudicial to the party, and not where the witness merely fails or refuses to testify as to the existence of a fact that would be favorable to the party. See Click v. Commonwealth, Ky., 269 S.W.2d 203, 205 , and cases there cited. The rule has been followed consistently. Cf. Webb v. Commonwealth, Ky., 314 S.W.2d 543 . * * * ””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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