Kakar v. United States, 475 U.S. 1124 (1986). · Go Syfert
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“some amount of nervousness and depression following one's arrest for murder, where the evidence of guilt is overwhelming, is normal and not grounds for holding an otherwise valid confession inadmissible.”
45 citation events (2 in the last 25 years) across 19 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Callahan v. State (alacrimapp, 1989-04-14)
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Top citers, strongest first. 15 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited as authority (quoted) Callahan v. State
Ala. Crim. App. · 1989 · signal: see also · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
some amount of nervousness and depression following one's arrest for murder, where the evidence of guilt is overwhelming, is normal and not grounds for holding an otherwise valid confession inadmissible.
cited Cited "see" United States v. Dwayne A. Washington
D.C. Cir. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983, 995 (11th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986).
cited Cited "see" Irving v. United States
D.C. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See id. at 487-88 .
discussed Cited "see" State v. Salazar
Ariz. Ct. App. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983, 995 (11th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986) (precluding *611 expert’s opinion that agent’s arrest procedure could reasonably have prompted defendant to act in self-defense); Braley v. State, 741 P.2d 1061, 1063-1064 (Wyo.1987) (rejecting psychiatric testimony regarding stress factors that could have reasonably prompted defendant’s exercise of deadly force in self-defense).
cited Cited "see" United States v. Hoskins
cma · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Varraso, 21 MJ 129, 134 (CMA 1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1645 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Moses Otis Williams, A/K/A Chubby
11th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983 (11th Cir.1985), reh’g denied, en banc, 772 F.2d 918 (11th Cir.Fla.1985), cer t. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986) (conviction for carrying a firearm during a felony sustained where firearm not produced at trial but experienced law enforcement officer familiar with weapons testified that alleged firearm was a firearm and circumstantial evidence of use of a firearm was also presented).
cited Cited "see" Whitaker v. United States
D.C. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See id., citing Collins v. United States, 491 A.2d 480, 484 (D.C.1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Mervyn Harold Cross A/K/A Eric Cross, and Robert Carter Lodge
11th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983, 995 (11th Cir.1985) (expert may be used if his testimony can offer something “beyond the understanding and experience of the average citizen”), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986); Burchfield, 719 F.2d at 357 (expert testimony admissible where it is “the kind that enlightens and informs lay persons without expertise in a specialized field”).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. John E. Chapman
11th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983, 994 (11th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986) (finding that hearsay statements had circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness and were thus admissible under Rule 804(b)(5) largely because they were substantially corroborated by other evidence).
discussed Cited "see" Cook v. State (2×)
Fla. · 1989 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983 (11th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986); United States v. Carlin, 698 F.2d 1133 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 958 , 103 S.Ct. 2431 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1317 (1983).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Byrd
N.J. · 2009 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. Rouco, 765 F. 2d 983, 993-95 (11th Cir. 1985) (admitting hearsay statement of witness killed by defendant pursuant to federal residual hearsay exceptions), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct 1646 , 90 L.Ed. 2d 190 (1986); United States v. Carlson, 547 F. 2d 1346, 1353-55 (8th Cir.1976) (admitting, pursuant to federal residual hearsay exception, hearsay statement of witness who refused to testify due to defendant's threats), cert. denied, 431 U.S. 914 , 97 S.Ct 2174 , 53 L.Ed. 2d 224 (1977).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Byrd
N.J. · 2009 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983, 993-95 (11th Cir.1985) (admitting hearsay statement of witness killed by defendant pursuant to federal residual hearsay exceptions), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986); United States v. Carlson, 547 F.2d 1346, 1353-55 (8th Cir.1976) (admitting, pursuant to federal residual hearsay exception, hearsay statement of witness who refused to testify due to defendant’s threats), cert. denied, 431 U.S. 914 , 97 S.Ct. 2174 , 53 L.Ed.2d 224 (1977).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Paul
11th Cir. · 1999 · signal: see also · confidence low
Properly qualified expert witnesses may testify regarding their specialized knowledge in a given field if it “would assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue.” Fed.R.Evid. 702; see also United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983, 995 (11th Cir.1985) (arguing that counsel may use an expert if the expert’s testimony can offer something “beyond the understanding and experience of the average citizen”), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986); United States v. Burchfield, 719 F.2d 356 (11th Cir.1983) (explaining that expert…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. Carl Leslie Buggs
7th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also United States v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983, 996 (11th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 475 11.5. 1124, 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986), where the defendant challenged a § 924(c) conviction on the ground that "the government failed to prove that the pistol was in fact a firearm capable of expelling a projectile." The Eleventh Circuit concluded that this argument was "imaginative, but frivolous." Id. 10 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Magouirk
La. Ct. App. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also, U.S. v. Rouco, 765 F.2d 983 (11th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1124 , 106 S.Ct. 1646 , 90 L.Ed.2d 190 (1986); U.S. v. Potamitis, 739 F.2d 784 (2d Cir.1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 934 , 105 S.Ct. 332 , 83 L.Ed.2d 269 (1984); U.S. v. Carlson, 547 F.2d 1346 (8th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 431 U.S. 914 , 97 S.Ct. 2174 , 53 L.Ed.2d 224 (1977).
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Kakar
v.
United States
No. 85-1566.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 21, 1986.
475 U.S. 1124

C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.