Pirrotta v. Massachusetts, 479 U.S. 838 (1986). · Go Syfert
Pirrotta v. Massachusetts, 479 U.S. 838 (1986). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
79 citation events (18 in the last 25 years) across 29 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Leon v. Dugger (flmd, 1990-09-26)
Treatment trajectory · 1987 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1987 2006 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 11 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Leon v. Dugger
M.D. Fla. · 1990 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
it is clear that a state judge does not deny a defendant due process of law by merely intervening in a trial to question witnesses
cited Cited "see" Commonwealth v. Wilson
Mass. App. Ct. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Commonwealth v. Crowe, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 456, 477-478 , cert, denied, 479 U.S. 838 (1986); United States v. Williams, 936 F.2d 698, 700-701 (2d Cir. 1991).
cited Cited "see" Marco Alvarez v. Kenneth L. McGinnis
7th Cir. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Mazzone, 782 F.2d 757, 763 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 , 107 S.Ct. 141 , 93 L.Ed.2d 84 (1986).
cited Cited "see" Quagliato v. Sullivan
D. Minnesota · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Mazzone, 782 F.2d 757 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 , 107 S.Ct. 141 , 93 L.Ed.2d 84 (1986).
discussed Cited "see" Ayala v. Hernandez
E.D.N.Y · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See Gayle v. Scully, 779 F.2d 802, 811 (2d Cir.1985), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 , 107 S.Ct. 139 , 93 L.Ed.2d 82 (1986) (state trial court has the “right, indeed frequently even the duty” to intervene at trial “in an effort to clarify and to avoid confusion”; rejecting habeas petition based on trial court misconduct); Minor, 556 F.Supp. at 1381 (state trial court interjections unobjectionable where “necessary to clarify testimony and assist the jury in understanding the evidence”) (citations omitted); Jones v. Smith, No. 79 Civ. 3856 (S.D.N.Y.
cited Cited "see" United States v. Hector Hernandez and Jose Barcelo
7th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see · confidence high
See United States v. Mazzone, 782 F.2d 757, 763 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 , 107 S.Ct. 141 , 93 L.Ed.2d 84 (1986).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Patrick Wayde Mealy and Lance B. Spotts
7th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
Therefore, even if the prosecutor engaged in improper conduct, we must “reexamine the improper remark in light of the entire record to determine whether the remark deprived the defendant of a fair trial.” Swiatek, 819 F.2d at 730 ; see United States v. Mazzone, 782 F.2d 757, 763 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 , 107 S.Ct. 141 , 93 L.Ed.2d 84 (1986).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Splunge v. Parke
N.D. Ind. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
However, as the Seventh Circuit held in Alvarez v. McGinnis, 4 F.3d 531 (7th Cir.1993), “even in cases of extreme misconduct, a reviewing court examines the entire record to determine whether [the peti tioner] received a fair trial.” Id. at 533 ; see also United States v. Mazzone, 782 F.2d 757, 763 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 , 107 S.Ct. 141 , 93 L.Ed.2d 84 (1986).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Manu Patel v. United States
7th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., United States v. Mazzone, 782 F.2d 757, 763 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 , 107 S.Ct. 141 , 93 L.Ed.2d 84 (1986).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." United States v. William Gaddis and Barnetta Gaddis
7th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
See United States v. Fulk, 816 F.2d 1202, 1205 (7th Cir.1987); United States v. Phillips, 640 F.2d 87, 91 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 991 , 101 S.Ct. 2331 , 68 L.Ed.2d 851 (1981); see also Greer v. Miller, 483 U.S. 756 , 766 n. 8, 107 S.Ct. 3102 , 3109 n. 8, 97 L.Ed.2d 618 (1987) (“We normally presume that a jury will follow an instruction to disregard inadmissible evidence inadvertently presented to it_”). “[W]e trust jurors to behave responsibly and to put aside as considerations bearing on their judgment matters that the judge tells them to put aside.” United States v. Mazzon…
cited Cited "see, e.g." State v. Miles
N.M. Ct. App. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
Id.; see also United States v. Mazzone, 782 F.2d 757 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 838 , 107 S.Ct. 141 , 93 L.Ed.2d 84 (1986).
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Pirrotta
v.
Massachusetts
No. 85-7036.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 6, 1986.
479 U.S. 838

App. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.