Callahan v. Robtoy

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• finding that expert testimony describing results of luminal testing met section 2702 requirements; Frye not cited even though Court found it had never approved luminal testing
• finding that expert testimony describing results of luminal testing met section 2702 requirements; Frye not cited even though Court found it had never approved luminal testing
• incorporating a higher standard: no \substantial possibility\ any reasonable juror would have rested a verdict on improper interpretation of \anti-sympathy\ instruction given in the first stage and incorporated by reference into the second stage of a capital murder trial
• incorporating a higher standard: no “substantial possibility” any reasonable juror would have rested a verdict on improper interpretation of “anti-sympathy” instruction given in the first stage and incorporated by reference into the second stage of a capital murder trial
• death penalty supported by evidence that defendant armed himself with shotgun and shells before robbing grocery store with codefendant where three people were killed
• there, as here, cross-examination exposed. the hair expert's imprecise and unscientific conclusion that a person can be positively identified by hair

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Cited by

78 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ballenger v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1995-11-22· cited 508×
• State v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1995-07-25· cited 277×
• Mayes v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1994-08-04· cited 194×
• Cargle v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1995-12-22· cited 189×
• Romano v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1995-12-19· cited 159×
• Malone v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1994-06-17· cited 141×
• Mitchell v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1994-12-06· cited 138×
• Hung Thanh Le v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1997-10-02· cited 137×
• Valdez v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1995-03-15· cited 129×
• Bryson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1994-05-20· cited 125×
• Taylor v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1995-01-31· cited 124×
• Bryan v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1997-03-24· cited 120×
• McGregor v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1994-12-06· cited 119×
• Battenfield v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1991-07-18· cited 118×
• Warner v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 2006-09-26· cited 112×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-09-01· cited 111×
• Trice v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1993-04-15· cited 103×
• Duckett v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1995-10-17· cited 100×
• Spears v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1995-07-14· cited 99×
• Matter of Personal Restraint of Moore
  Washington Supreme Court· 1991-01-10· cited 97×

Other cases named Callahan v. Robtoy

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Callahan v. Robtoy
  Supreme Court· 1990-03-26
• Callahan v. Robtoy
  Supreme Court· 1990-05-29
• Callahan v. Robtoy
  Supreme Court· 1990-05-29