· 5/13/1974
Donnelly v. DeChristoforo
Citations
- 416 U.S. 637
- 94 S. Ct. 1868
- 40 L. Ed. 2d 431
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 138
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- “‘[I]t must be established not merely that the instruction is undesirable, erroneous or even 1 “universally condemned,” but that it violated some [constitutional right].’”
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