708 F. Supp. 473 - Manocchio v. Moran’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1783 · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Delaware v. Van Arsdall · Davis v. Alaska · Ohio v. Roberts · Chambers v. Mississippi · Pointer v. Texas
Most-quoted passages
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“CONCLUSION: It is our opinion that Richard Fournier, a 24 year old white male, died of multiple injuries, including mandibular and maxillary fractures, contusions and abrasions of the face, subgaleal hemorrhage and abrasions of the chest and extremities. Cerebral edema and subarachnoid hemorrhage resulted from the injuries although no cranial fractures, brain contusion, or subdural hemorrhage were seen. The decedent was beaten by assailants in a parking lot on Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, on November 2, 1980 at approximately 1:00 a.m. He was found with shallow respirations and a weak pulse. He was taken by Rescue to Roger Williams General Hospital where he died at 1:47 a.m. MANNER OF DEATH: Homicide 3”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Manocchio v. Moran“In this case, the portion of Dr. Zirkin’s report relating to the fight in the parking lot cannot be considered medical opinion. It is a factual conclusion. The report could be and apparently was read by the jury as concluding that the decedent died as a result of the beating in the parking lot, rather than as a result of the sub-arachnoid hemorrhage. In his grand jury testimony Dr. Zirkin testified that the subarachnoid hemorrhage, swelling and bleeding in the tissue lining the brain, caused the death.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Manocchio v. Moran“Since petitioner was found guilty of manslaughter and since the only evidence of the corpus delicti [here, that the beating caused the death] was the opinion of an absent Medical Examiner, the conclusion is inescapable that the jury acted on the information and conclusions stated in the Medical Examiner’s Report. This is error of constitutional dimension.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Manocchio v. Moran
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