151 Misc. 2d 32 - People v. Colban’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “. . . was the prosecutor's reference unsolicited or was it made in response to a juror query or some compelling circumstance? What was the nature and extent of the reference? What was the context in which it was made? Was it followed by a prompt curative . . . instruction? In addition, since prejudice to the defendant cannot always be measured with pinpoint accuracy, the Court should also consider whether the evidence before the grand jury was overwhelming or just barely sufficient.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 723 So. 2d 810 - Baxter v. State