Commonwealth v. McFadden’s Empirical Analysis
1975
Citation profile
24
cited by 24 later decisions
1
states following
January 1987
most recently cited
24 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McGautha v. California · Procunier v. Martinez · Commonwealth v. Bighum · Commonwealth v. Allen · Commonwealth v. Groce
Most-quoted passages
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“". . . `What I am saying is, we are looking for Mr. McFadden from the time we discovered he was a suspect. During the course of our investigation we received fresh inputs as to new locations and new addresses. We checked each of these out as the investigation progressed. That is what I am saying, sir.' (emphasis added). This explanation concerning addresses was repeated on redirect examination of Detective White, as follows: `Q. Mr. White, do I understand in the course of your investigation according to your responses to Mr. Reif's questions, you received fresh input regarding various locations where Mr. McFadden might be found? A. Yes, sir. Q. And as a result of this fresh input you checked these addresses; is that correct sir? A. That's correct. Yes, sir.' . . ." In McFadden , the court determined that the second limitation on prohibition against use of the reference to prior criminal activity, i.e., independent information other than police records, was met and affirmed the conviction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“". . . `Q. [by the assistant district attorney] And when had your attempts to arrest Mr. McFadden commenced? A. [by Detective White] Started with the night of the incident when our interview led us to believe that he was a suspect in a homicide, we attempted to locate him at several addresses we had for him. Q. How many different addresses did you check in attempting to find him? A. I believe about three, sir. Q. And what basis were you using to locate Mr. McFadden. A. Addresses from our records. " (emphasis in original)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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