Nelson v. Maggio’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
May 1985
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Jackson v. Denno · Griffin v. California · Rose v. Lundy · Sandstrom v. Montana · Sumner v. Mata
Most-quoted passages
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“1) The trial judge charged the jury that “a man is presumed to intend the natural and probable consequences of his acts,” and 2) The prosecutor, during closing arguments, “made several prejudicial comments about fact [sic] the accused did not testify____””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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