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· 3/20/1989

Petras v. Massachusetts

Citations

  • 489 U.S. 1082
  • 109 S. Ct. 1537

How courts have described this case

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  • notetaking within the discretion of the trial court and reversal only required if clear error
  • notetaking within the discretion of the trial court and reversal only required if clear error
  • written confession plus circumstantial independent evidence of murder and robbery sufficient to sustain capital murder conviction

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