59 Cited authorities

  1. Brady v. Maryland

    373 U.S. 83 (1963)   Cited 43,196 times   133 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the prosecution violates due process when it suppresses material, favorable evidence
  2. State v. Thompkins

    78 Ohio St. 3d 380 (Ohio 1997)   Cited 17,623 times
    Holding the criminal standard of review for manifest weight of the evidence applies in civil cases
  3. People v. Lopez

    2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 1195 (N.Y. 2006)   Cited 3,885 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an appeal waiver encompasses "any issue that does not involve a right of constitutional dimension going to "the very heart of the process," and ruling that a valid appeal waiver precludes review of claims that a sentence is harsh or excessive
  4. People v. Contes

    60 N.Y.2d 620 (N.Y. 1983)   Cited 11,951 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Stating the standard for review of the legal sufficiency of evidence in a criminal case is whether "after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt"
  5. State v. Dehass

    10 Ohio St. 2d 230 (Ohio 1967)   Cited 8,022 times
    In DeHass, for example, the Ohio Supreme Court held that in civil and criminal cases, the weight to be given the evidence and the credibility of witnesses are primarily for the trier of fact and a reviewing court may not reverse a judgment where the record demonstrates that the verdict is based on sufficient evidence.
  6. People v. Casey

    95 N.Y.2d 354 (N.Y. 2000)   Cited 1,342 times
    Finding nonhearsay allegations including the complainant's supporting deposition, which stated that the order had been issued, was in effect, and that she had personally observed the defendant engage in conduct that violated the order could help to cure an alleged defect in the instrument premised on the failure to provide the underlying court order
  7. People v. Sandoval

    34 N.Y.2d 371 (N.Y. 1974)   Cited 2,457 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the trial court must balance the "probative worth of evidence of prior specific criminal, vicious or immoral acts on the issue of the defendant's credibility on the one hand, and on the other the risk of unfair prejudice to the defendant"
  8. People v. Callahan

    80 N.Y.2d 273 (N.Y. 1992)   Cited 1,145 times
    Holding that "a bargained-for waiver of the right to appeal is ineffective to the extent it impairs the defendant's ability to obtain appellate review" of unwaivable claims
  9. United States v. National Dairy Corp.

    372 U.S. 29 (1963)   Cited 772 times
    Holding that below-cost prices may constitute "unreasonably low" prices for purposes of § 3 of the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13a
  10. People v. Alejandro

    70 N.Y.2d 133 (N.Y. 1987)   Cited 1,213 times
    Reviewing the legislature's intent to create a "demanding standard" for the sufficiency of informations
  11. Section 42.09 - Cruelty to Livestock Animals

    Tex. Pen. Code § 42.09   Cited 88 times
    Defining "animal" in a cruelty to animals statute as "a domesticated living creature and wild living creature previously captured"