122 Cited authorities

Jackson v. Virginia
443 U.S. 307 (1979) Cited 77,575 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"
Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.
473 U.S. 432 (1985) Cited 9,684 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that mental disability is not a quasi-suspect class
Chapman v. California
386 U.S. 18 (1967) Cited 23,463 times 28 Legal Analyses
Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
Faretta v. California
422 U.S. 806 (1975) Cited 12,534 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding that a defendant's right to self-representation was denied when he made his requests "weeks before trial" without any indication that the defendant was required to reassert his request during the trial
Atkins v. Virginia
536 U.S. 304 (2002) Cited 3,121 times 54 Legal Analyses
Holding that it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled defendants
Boykin v. Alabama
395 U.S. 238 (1969) Cited 13,222 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that a silent record is insufficient for a waiver of certain specified rights not at issue here
Payne v. Tennessee
501 U.S. 808 (1991) Cited 2,608 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding that admission of victim impact evidence at death penalty sentencing phase does not per se violate the Eighth Amendment
Wainwright v. Witt
469 U.S. 412 (1985) Cited 3,273 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that juror bias determination is a question of fact, even though "[t]he trial judge is of course applying some kind of legal standard to what he sees and hears"
United States v. Ruiz
536 U.S. 622 (2002) Cited 1,500 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that "Constitution does not require the Government to disclose material impeachment evidence prior to entering a plea agreement with a criminal defendant" because "impeachment information is special in relation to the fairness of a trial"
Furman v. Georgia
408 U.S. 238 (1972) Cited 3,611 times 27 Legal Analyses
Holding that death penalty cannot be imposed using sentencing procedures that create a risk of arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement

PEOPLE v. WEAVER (LATWON R.)

122 Cited authorities

Holding that courts conducting review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a criminal conviction should view the "evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution"

Holding that mental disability is not a quasi-suspect class

Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"

Holding that a defendant's right to self-representation was denied when he made his requests "weeks before trial" without any indication that the defendant was required to reassert his request during the trial

Holding that it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled defendants

Holding that a silent record is insufficient for a waiver of certain specified rights not at issue here

Holding that admission of victim impact evidence at death penalty sentencing phase does not per se violate the Eighth Amendment

Holding that juror bias determination is a question of fact, even though "[t]he trial judge is of course applying some kind of legal standard to what he sees and hears"

Holding that "Constitution does not require the Government to disclose material impeachment evidence prior to entering a plea agreement with a criminal defendant" because "impeachment information is special in relation to the fairness of a trial"

Holding that death penalty cannot be imposed using sentencing procedures that create a risk of arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement