Woods v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “for the jury to evaluate [the] story and to decide how much credence it should be 3 Whileno other testimony directly corroborated the burns, the detective did not see Gaynor's chest and did not make any attempt to see the area even after having discussed the burns with Dawn. The detective also failed to report his conversation with Dawn and failed to follow up on Dawn's statements to the police. SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 20 (0) 1047A e given”

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

2. “The determination whether corroborating circumstances clearly indicate the trustworthiness of a third party confession lies within the sound discretion of the trial court, which is aptly situated to weigh the reliability of the circumstances surrounding the declaration, and this Court will review the exclusion of the . . . confession only for an abuse of discretion.”

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

3. “[a hearsay] statement tending to expose the declarant to criminal liability and offered to exculpate the accused in a criminal case is not admissible unless corroborating circumstances clearly indicate the trustworthiness of the statement.”

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