Burson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
May 1995
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · Beecher v. State · 370 So. 2d 736 - Whitt v. State · United States v. Brown · 32 Ala. App. 309 - Troup v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[the defendant] was hiding, in the closet. Or maybe he was just sitting in the closet. I don't know, he's not going to tell us.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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