Ellison v. Sachs’s Empirical Analysis
769 F.2d 955 · 1985
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Ohio v. Roberts · California v. Green · Dutton v. Evans · Rice v. Norman Williams Co. · Bradley v. J. F. Batte & Sons of Richmond, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“[A]s the district court documented in careful detail, there are serious discrepancies which indicate that the victim's out-of-court statements and identification of Ellison were not at all reliable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[S]everal courts and commentators have observed that a young child's description of a sexual assault may, in particular circumstances, contain its own inherent verity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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