133 So. 3d 473 - Matarranz v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “I’m going to deny the cause challenge. Having only had heard [sic] testimony from yesterday, I would have been inclined to grant it, but her testimony yesterday includes the fact that there had been this burglary when she was eight years old, that was emotional for her because it included the theft of her Christmas toys and today based on her demeanor, I believe from her reflection, I think she was embarrassed and she said that she thought about it last night and she said that she felt that she had more of an opened [sic] mind today and that she could be fair and she realized that that burglary that happened to her had nothing to do with this case. So, for those reasons I’m going to deny the cause challenge; do you wish to exercise a peremptory?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 143 So. 3d 1171 - Gonzalez v. State

2. “A trial court's determination of whether a juror can render a verdict based on the evidence presented involves an evaluation of "all of the questions and answers posed to or received from the juror." Although a juror's assurances of impartiality may suggest to a court that the denial of a challenge for cause may be appropriate, such assurances are neither determinative nor definitive. Assurances of impartiality after a proposed juror has announced prejudice [are] questionable at best.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pearson v. Philip Morris USA Inc.

3. “if there is basis for any reasonable doubt as to any juror’s possessing that state of mind which will enable him to render an impartial verdict based solely on the evidence submitted and the law announced at the trial, he should be excused on motion of a party, or by the court on its own motion.”

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