Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “the legislature has severely limited the use and impact of the statement by requiring that it be made after punishment has been assessed. "). [12] See 43 GEORGE E. DIX AND ROBERT O. DAWSON, TEXAS PRACTICE: CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE § 38.84 (2d ed.2001) (victim allocution "is intended to have no effect on decisions made in the criminal process”

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

2. “The court below was and remains authorized to impose jail time as a condition of appellant's community supervision at any time during the five-year supervision period. Under the circumstances, if the court's determination to impose the jail time condition was made after the victim statements were made, it was at most harmless error.”

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

3. “In light of appellant's acquittal on count one, one might question whether [Savannah] was a victim within the meaning of article 42.03. Appellant does not raise this issue, and we express no opinion on the matter.”

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