Paulley v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
2
states following
March 2016
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chambers v. Mississippi · United States v. Wood · Commonwealth v. Benham · Bowling v. Commonwealth · Stopher v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“[F]ar more troubling is the fact that prospective juror ... was unable to disclaim any bias.... In fact, she stated she might not be able to put out of her mind the fact that her son was a victim of an armed robbery. When asked directly whether she could be fair and impartial, the juror stated she was not sure. [[Image here]] The last word on this crucial subject was the juror’s honest-seeming expression of doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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