Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2001
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Miller v. California · Almanza v. State · Vermont v. Cox · Hanil Bank v. Michelman
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) states the name of the accused, if known, and if not known, gives some reasonably definite description of him; (2) shows that the accused has committed some offense against the laws of the State, either directly or that the affiant has good reason to believe, and does believe, that the accused has committed such offense; (3) states the time and place of the commission of the offense, as definitely as can be done by the affiant; and (4) is signed by the affiant by writing his name or affixing his mark.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Kindley v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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