Linley v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
June 2006
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hicks v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Where improper statements have been made by counsel in the presence of the jury, it is the duty of the judge to endeavor to remove from the minds of the jury improper impressions made by unfair argument; and in determining the proper method the judge is vested with a sound discretion, and his rulings thereon will not require a new trial, unless it manifestly appears that his discretion was abused. [Cit.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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