Williams v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis
399 F.2d 681 · 1968
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
December 1976
most recently cited
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Bruton v. United States · McDonald v. United States · United States v. Hoffa · State v. Williams · McManaman v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“. instances occur in almost every trial where inadmissible evidence creeps in, usually inadvertently. “A defendant is entitled to a fair trial but not a perfect one.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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