Petruccelli v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “it is a portrayal of not only Carol’s physical therapy, but also of her emotional and psychological state of mind as she struggles with daily living. While we hesitate to label the videotape a "day in the life” video, sometimes found in civil cases, we note that the video does give an impression of what Carol’s day to day life must be like. The video portrays the physical and emotional effect the crime of aggravated assault had upon Carol, and therefore constitutes victim-impact evidence.”

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

2. “Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by consideration of undue delay, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence”

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