88 Cited authorities

Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (1984) Cited 158,831 times 176 Legal Analyses
Holding an "error by counsel" doesn't "warrant setting aside the judgment of a criminal proceeding" where in the context of the whole proceeding the identified error "had no effect on the judgment"
Miranda v. Arizona
384 U.S. 436 (1966) Cited 60,303 times 64 Legal Analyses
Holding that statements obtained by custodial interrogation of a criminal defendant without warning of constitutional rights are inadmissible under the Fifth Amendment
Chapman v. California
386 U.S. 18 (1967) Cited 23,488 times 28 Legal Analyses
Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
Darden v. Wainwright
477 U.S. 168 (1986) Cited 6,569 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding comments casting the death penalty as the only guarantee against future similar acts do not deprive the defendant of a fair trial as long as they "d[o] not manipulate or misstate the evidence"
Giglio v. United States
405 U.S. 150 (1972) Cited 12,197 times 29 Legal Analyses
Holding that prosecution must disclose all information or material that may be used to impeach the credibility of prosecution witnesses where witness's credibility is "an important issue in the case"
Bruton v. United States
391 U.S. 123 (1968) Cited 8,927 times 26 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause is violated when the court admits an incriminating out-of-court statement by a nontestifying codefendant
Crane v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 683 (1986) Cited 3,282 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that an opportunity to present a complete defense "would be an empty one if the State were permitted to exclude competent, reliable evidence bearing on the credibility of a confession when such evidence is central to the defendant's claim of innocence"
Payne v. Tennessee
501 U.S. 808 (1991) Cited 2,611 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding that admission of victim impact evidence at death penalty sentencing phase does not per se violate the Eighth Amendment
Doyle v. Ohio
426 U.S. 610 (1976) Cited 4,437 times 17 Legal Analyses
Holding that the prosecution may not use a defendant's silence against him after he has received government assurances
Beck v. Alabama
447 U.S. 625 (1980) Cited 2,149 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that death penalty may not be imposed where jury was precluded from considering lesser included noncapital offense, when evidence existed to support such a verdict

PEOPLE v. SEUMANU (ROPATI) (Perluss, P.J., assigned justice pro tempore; Corrigan, J., not participating)

88 Cited authorities

Holding an "error by counsel" doesn't "warrant setting aside the judgment of a criminal proceeding" where in the context of the whole proceeding the identified error "had no effect on the judgment"

Holding that statements obtained by custodial interrogation of a criminal defendant without warning of constitutional rights are inadmissible under the Fifth Amendment

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

Holding comments casting the death penalty as the only guarantee against future similar acts do not deprive the defendant of a fair trial as long as they "d[o] not manipulate or misstate the evidence"

Holding that prosecution must disclose all information or material that may be used to impeach the credibility of prosecution witnesses where witness's credibility is "an important issue in the case"

Holding that the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause is violated when the court admits an incriminating out-of-court statement by a nontestifying codefendant

Holding that an opportunity to present a complete defense "would be an empty one if the State were permitted to exclude competent, reliable evidence bearing on the credibility of a confession when such evidence is central to the defendant's claim of innocence"

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

Holding that the prosecution may not use a defendant's silence against him after he has received government assurances

Holding that death penalty may not be imposed where jury was precluded from considering lesser included noncapital offense, when evidence existed to support such a verdict