· 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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