630 F. Supp. 2d 563 - Hetzel v. Lamas’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Bruton v. United States · Irvin v. Dowd · Sheppard v. Maxwell · Zafiro v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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““ “Where media or other community reaction to a crime or a defendant engenders an atmosphere so hostile and pervasive as to preclude a rational trial process, a court reviewing for constitutional error will presume prejudice to the defendant without reference to an examination of the attitudes of those who served as the defendant’s jurors.' Rock v. Zimmerman, 959 F.2d 1237, 1252 (3d Cir.1992). The community and .media reaction must have been so hostile and so pervasive that it is apparent even the most careful voir dire process would be unable to assure an impartial jury. Id.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Lam Luong v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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