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· 1/14/1969

Berger v. California

Citations

  • 393 U.S. 314
  • 89 S. Ct. 540
  • 21 L. Ed. 2d 508
  • 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2857

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding retroactive the ruling in Barber v. Page, 390 U.S. 719, 88 S.Ct. 1318, 20 L.Ed.2d 255 (1968
  • stating that rules of criminal procedure fashioned to correct serious flaws in the fact-finding process at trial are applied retroactively
  • finding that state’s failure to subpoena witness and defendant’s lack of opportunity to cross-examine witness violated defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights
  • holding retroactive Barber v. Page, 390 U. S. 719 (1968)
  • holding retroactive Barber v. Page, 390 U. S. 719 (1968)
  • giving retroactive effect to Barber v. Page, 390 U.S. 719, 88 S.Ct. 1318, 20 L.Ed.2d 255 (1968)

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Judges: Per Curiam

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