805 F. Supp. 2d 750 - Dean v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Brady v. State of Maryland · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Anderson v. Creighton
Most-quoted passages
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“I know that no prosecutor or defense attorney wants some innocent person falsely accused and I feel I have failed a bit in not getting more out of [Dean] than I did. However, at this stage, much is based on only what has been said by Debra Shelden, whose statement leaves much to be desired. I really can’t see why she would be putting a false accusation on [Dean] unless she was trying to cover up for someone else, it appears more likely that she was not wanting to tell on [Dean].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Winslow v. Smith“Well I, I feel that I remembered it in my sleep. I obviously had some kind of a subconscious block or something I don’t know what it was for sure and I couldn’t remember and I thought I was telling the truth naturally and I said I was not there.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Winslow v. Smith
How this case has been treated — in progress
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