State v. Jordan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “Counsel says there's no testimonial evidence of what happened. Well, again, I don't in any way want to diminish my responsibility on behalf of the State of Washington to prove these charges against the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt. You know, if you don't think, if you don't think I've proved this case beyond a reasonable doubt, I don't want you to convict the defendant. I don't want you to think for a minute I'm trying to back away from that. But really, what is the reasonable explanation? What reasonable explanation can there be for the defendant simply going along? And what is the reasonable explanation for the defendant, I think, deliberately misstating to the police what he knows about this crime, particularly if he's not afraid that talking to the police is going to get him in trouble with the law?”

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

2. “Now again, when you're talking about Mr. Cole, I think you have to differentiate between Mr. Cole, who's sitting here in the witness stand with the defendant looking at him here and worried about getting what they call the snitch jacket in prison, and Mr. Cole who's approached by the officers way back in January of this year and later in March.”

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

3. “A. I guess you could say that, sir. Q. And Mr. Jordan wasn't present when you gave these statements, looking at you while you spoke, was he? A. No, sir.”

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