389 Pa. Super. 626 - Commonwealth v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
4
states following
August 2001
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Frye v. United States · Commonwealth v. Pierce · Commonwealth v. Story · 101 Wash. 2d 566 - State v. Petrich · Commonwealth v. O'SEARO
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the child's story was believable. The therapist also explicitly compared the general behavioral characteristics of sexually abused children to the specific behavioral characteristics of the complainant. The court found that the expert testified to the child's character for telling the truth, and held that by doing so he”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Duckett v. State“If a witness is impeached by proof of bad reputation for truth ánd veracity, evidence may then be admitted to prove good reputation for truth and veracity. Bolstering evidence, however, is not admissible unless the character of the witness has first been attacked, and even then, only at the court’s discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“To allow such testimony is to permit the unlawful usurpation of the credibility-finding function of the jury. This strikes at the heart of our system of justice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Duckett v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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