Aberhart v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
May 1982
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Sanders v. State · 52 Ala. App. 509 - McCaghren v. State · Farley v. State
Most-quoted passages
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““1. The court charges the jury that if they believe from the evidence that the deceased was of a violent and bloodthirsty character they are to take such evidence into consideration in determining the degree of the defendant’s guilt, provided they find him guilty. [[Image here]] “17. If the jury believe from the evidence that the deceased was of a violent and bloodthirsty character, they are to take such evidence into consideration in determining the degree of the defendant’s guilt, provided they find him guilty.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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