Anthony v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “If you find from the evidence in this case beyond a reasonable doubt and to the exclusion of every reasonable hypothesis consistent with innocence, that: 1. On or about or between January 20, 2010[,] and January 21, 2010, the defendant ANDRANETTE WILLIAMS, did unlawfully, intentionally and feloniously burn, whip, strike or otherwise abuse or mutilate a child, K.W., age sixteen (16) months, and 2. did cause seriously bodily injury, and 3. said abuse or mutilation was not done in self-defense, [and] not in order to prevent serious bodily harm to a third party, then you shall find the defendant guilty of felony child abuse. If the State has failed to prove any one or more of the above elements beyond a reasonable doubt and to the exclusion of every reasonable hypothesis consistent with innocence, then you shall find the defendant not guilty of felony child abuse.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 122 So. 3d 105 - Williams v. State

2. “[T]he circuit court failed to make an affirmative finding that the statements in the abuse record were made under circumstances substantially indicating trustworthiness. However, this Court has held that a [circuit] court’s failure to make a finding of "substantial indicia of reliability” under the “tender-years exception,” was not reversible error where there was sufficient evidence in the record supporting a finding of reliability. Sharp v. State, 862 So.2d 576, 580 (¶ 15) (Miss.Ct.App.2004). Likewise, we find the circuit court should not be reversed for failure to affirmatively find trustworthiness pursuant to [Rule] 803(4) under such circumstances. Since, taking the record as a whole, there is sufficient evidence to support a finding of trustworthiness, we find that admission of the abuse record was not reversible error.”

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

3. “Any person who shall intentionally (i) burn any child, (ii) torture any child or, (iii) except in self-defense or in order to prevent bodily harm to a third party, whip, strike or otherwise abuse or mutilate any child in such a manner as to cause serious bodily harm, shall be guilty of felonious abuse of a child[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 122 So. 3d 105 - Williams v. State