character
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 487 U.S. 164 - Franklin v. Lynaugh · 1988Most cited · 1,214 citing opinions
when we have held that a defendant's "character" is a relevant consideration in capital sentencing.
How often courts cite the cases defining “character”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “character” — 1,226 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1873–1988
- ORIGINAL
the word character is used as synonymous with reputation. What is wanted, is the common opinion, that in which there is general concurrence, in other words, general reputation or character attributed. That is presumed to be indicative of actual character, and hence it is regarded as of importance when the credibility of a witness is in question.
of a witness