How cited: Sosa v. Wainwright · Go Syfert

Sosa v. Wainwright (1984)

green · 58 citation events across 15 courts. Showing the 12 strongest citers on record (one row per citing case, strongest signal kept).
Treatment trajectory · 1984 → 2026 · click a year to view the case as of then
198420052026
Cited · 8th Cir. · signal: see
In general, “the government may comment on the failure of the defense, as opposed to - the defendant, to counter or explain the evidence [unless] the jury would naturally and necessarily take it to be a comment on the failure of the accused to testify.” United States v. Guzman, 781 F.2d 428, 432 (5th Cir.) (quotation omitted), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1143 , 106 S.Ct. 1798 , 90 L.Ed.2d 343 (1986); see United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 651 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 4…
Cited · 11th Cir. · signal: see
See United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 652-53 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984). 37 .
Cited · 11th Cir. · signal: see
See United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 652-53 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984). though the evidence may be weak, insufficient, inconsistent, or of doubtful credibility." United States v. Opdahl, 930 F.2d 1530, 1535 (11th Cir.1991) (quoting United States v. Lively, 803 F.2d 1124, 1126 (11th Cir.1986)).
Cited · 11th Cir. · signal: see
See United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633 , 643 n. 9 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984).
Cited (see also) · 11th Cir. · signal: see also
See also United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 641 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984).
Cited · 5th Cir. · signal: see
See United States v. Holcomb, 797 F.2d 1320, 1325 (5th Cir.1986) (quoting United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 640 (11th Cir.1983), ce rt. denied, 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984)).
green United States v. Erwin (1986)
Cited · 5th Cir. · signal: accord
United States v. Bolts, 558 F.2d 316, 325 (5th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 898 , 99 S.Ct. 262 , 58 L.Ed.2d 246 (1978) (citations omitted); accord United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 646 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984).
green United States v. Erwin (1986)
Cited · 5th Cir. · signal: accord
United States v. Bolts, 558 F.2d 316, 325 (5th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 898 , 99 S.Ct. 262 , 58 L.Ed.2d 246 (1978) (citations omitted); accord United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 646 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984).
Cited (see also) · 11th Cir. · signal: see also
See also United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633 (11th Cir.1983) (where defendants chose not to testify at trial but records available to the defense might have existed which would have contradicted the government’s theory of the case, prosecutorial comment on the failure of the defense to produce any evidence or testimony in rebuttal to the espoused theory held permissible), cert. de nied, — U.S. —, 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984); Duncan v. Stynchcombe, 704 F.2d 1213
Cited · D.C. · signal: see · 2 citations in this opinion
See United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 651 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984); United States v. Hager, 505 F.2d 737, 740 (8th Cir.1974); United States v. Gotchis, 803 F.2d 74, 81 (2nd Cir.1986).
green Buttrum v. Black (1989)
Cited (see also) · N.D. Ga. · signal: see also
While it is improper for the prosecution to comment on the defendant’s failure to testify, “it is not error ‘to comment on the failure of the defense, as opposed to the defendant, to counter or explain the evidence.’ ” Id. at 1321 , quoting United States v. Bright, 630 F.2d 804, 825 (5th Cir.1980) (emphasis added by Bright court); see also United States v. Johnson, 713 F.2d 633, 650-51 (11th Cir.1983) (where defendants chose not to testify at trial but records available to t…
green Wallace v. State (1987)
Cited (see also) · Ala. Crim. App. · signal: see also
See also United States v. Johnson , 713 F.2d 633 (11th Cir. 1983), cert. denied , 465 U.S. 1081 , 104 S.Ct. 1447 , 79 L.Ed.2d 766 (1984) (applying this test, the Johnson court determined that the appellant's motions were deficient and little more than bare conclusory allegations providing little clear indication of specific and exonerative facts about which the appellant's co-defendant would testify; the court further determined that the motions lacked credibility because th…