People v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
February 1999
most recently cited
4 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“the evidence is sufficient to support a finding that defendant reasonably should have believed that the person would be a witness and that he intentionally attempted to influence the witness's testimony ... the crime is complete.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“depends upon the evidence he can supply the court, not the immediacy of the need for the evidence,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“witness or a person about to be called as a witness”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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