31 Va. App. 96 - Clark v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
August 2006
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Schmerber v. State of California · United States v. Nixon · Winston v. Lee · United States v. Raineri · Darryl v. Coler Bd Cd
Most-quoted passages
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“`[C]alling for evidence in one's favor is central to the proper functioning of the criminal justice system. It is designed to ensure that the defendant in a criminal case will not be unduly shackled in his effort to develop his best defense.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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