State v. Hernandez’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
December 1994
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“DOES A TRIAL COURT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE WITH THE SELECTION OF AN ADVISORY JURY IN THE PENALTY PHASE OF A CAPITAL CASE WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE STATE WHEN A DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY, WAIVES AN ADVISORY JURY, AND SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE TRIAL COURT HAS DISCRETION TO IMPOSE A SENTENCE OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT OR THE DEATH PENALTY?”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Hernandez
How this case has been treated — in progress
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