Sestric v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Q.[State’s Attorney] Sometime around May of ’95 did you ever loan John [Hall] a van? A. [Ms. John] Yes, I did. Q. What were the circumstances behind that? A. He asked to borrow my van. Q. Did you have any idea what he was going to do with it? A. I really wasn’t for sure. Q. Do you remember him telling you anything about what he was going to do with it? A. There had been talk about them going to C.P.S. in Orange and taking a bunch of computers, but I really didn’t think at the time that John was serious. Q. And when you say John and them, who are you talking about? A. Trish and Kerry. [[Image here]] Q. Why didn’t you take this seriously? I mean, who mentioned this to you? A. I’m not for sure. I know that John and I had talked about it once at the house on McFaddin but John was working for C.P.S. at the time and I thought, you know, he wouldn’t jeopardize his job and his fife like that. Q. Did you— or were you aware of any problems he was having with C.P.S. at that time? A. No, I wasn’t. Q. Did you loan him the van? A. Yes, I did. Q. And did he bring it back? A. Yes, he did. Q. When did you find out that what they were talking about was something serious, was something that they weren’t joking about, that they did? A. I don’t— can’t actually say, you know, what day; but it wasn’t long af-terwards. Q. Was there talk about giving something to you? A. Yes, there was. Q. What was that? A. A computer. [[Image here]] Q. Who brought this up about giving you a computer? A. They did. Q.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fare v. State

2. “QJSestric’s Trial Counsel] You said when you testified that you didn’t really know what your van was being used for? A.[Ms. John] No, sir. Q. What did you think your van was being used for? A. I just thought, you know, because everybody had small vehicles and I had a large vehicle and a lot of times— you know, like, now I have a Geo Metro and you can only put four people in it at a time and I occasionally I borrow my girlfriend’s van when there is a bunch of us going to the movies or whatever. Q. But the one who actually borrowed the van from you was John; is that correct? A. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fare v. State

3. “Point 1: The evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. Point 2: The appellant was wrongly convicted on the uncorroborated testimony of alleged co-conspirators.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Fare v. State