· 11/27/1995
Thomas v. Whalen
Citations
- 516 U.S. 989
- 11 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 320
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- requiring less than a reasonable doubt but “more than mere suspicion”
- requiring less than a reasonable doubt but \more than mere suspicion\
- evidence sufficient to sustain first degree murder conviction; three-year-old son of defendant's girlfriend died from massive head injuries and had numerous other injuries
- “[T]here must be sufficient evidence at trial to support a finding by the jury that the accused committed the similar act for it to be admissible under F.R.Evid. 404(b).”
- premeditated murder and murder in perpetration of robbery
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