598 So. 2d 561 - State v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
February 2006
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Castor v. United States · Texas v. Louisiana · 523 So. 2d 1305 - State v. Mussall · 446 So. 2d 729 - State v. Prudholm
Most-quoted passages
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“In the instant case, at the hearing on the motion for new trial, the trial court was confronted with accepting the testimony of Zelda Guss or the recanted testimony of the victim — -a credibility question. The Louisiana Supreme Court has stated: “where credibility is involved the trier of fact is undoubtedly better situated to make the determination.... ” State v. Tyler, supra[, 342 So.2d 574 (La.1977)].”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Greco
How this case has been treated — in progress
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