Thomas v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 1987
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Wade · Schmerber v. State of California · Gilbert v. California · United States v. District Court · 365 So. 2d 701 - Castor v. State
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“leave[s] to the jury's uninformed speculation any and all questions concerning the consistency of the defendant's physical appearance between the time of trial and the time of the crime, the purpose of the demonstration, and the possible explanations for any conflicts between testimony and appearance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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