307 Pa. Super. 278 - Commonwealth v. Stafford’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
19
cited by 19 later decisions
1
states following
November 1992
most recently cited
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. Maroney · Commonwealth v. Hubbard · 30 Cal. 2d 589 - People v. Greer · Commonwealth v. Twiggs · Commonwealth v. Strader
Most-quoted passages
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““ ‘When a potential witness is available to only one of the parties to a trial, and it appears this witness has special information material to the issue, and this per son’s testimony would not be merely cumulative, then if such party does not produce the testimony of this witness, the jury may draw an inference it would have been unfavorable.’ ” (citations omitted).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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