Bart v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brendale v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation · Belisle v. Anzivino · Michael McMonagle v. Northeast Women's Center, Inc · Pendleton v. Commonwealth · Kotas v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“We are unpersuaded that a defendant should be entitled to an independent evaluation of a nonparty witness to enhance his or her position in a competency hearing. We have long left witness competency decisions to the trial courts of this Commonwealth, and we perceive no compelling reason to disturb the traditional approach that the trial judge is in the best position to make these decisions. 2”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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