Fletcher v. Weir

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1982-03-23

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Per Curiam. In the course of a fight in a nightclub parking lot, Ronnie Buchanan pinned respondent Weir to the ground. Buchanan then jumped to his feet and shouted that he had been stabbed; he ultimately died from his stab wounds. Respondent immediately left the scene, and did not report the incident to the police. At his trial for intentional murder, res…

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