424 F. Supp. 548 - Cherry v. Estelle’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636
Relies on Larry K. Barnard v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary · Cherry v. State · Sidney Donald Fast v. Louie L. Wainwright · James Walter Cherry v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections · Fast v. Wainwright
Most-quoted passages
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“Fundamental fairness is violated when a criminal defendant . . . is denied the opportunity to have an expert of his choosing . . . examine a piece of critical evidence whose nature is subject to varying expert opinion . . . The evidence must be both 'critical' and 'subject' to carrying (sic) expert opinion . . . 'Critical evidence' is material evidence of substantial probative force that 'could induce a reasonable doubt in the minds of enough jurors to avoid conviction.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hoback v. Albama
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