State v. Greene’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 13 state decisions

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1. “Appellants were entitled to have the motions for continuance and severance fully heard by the trial judge and thereafter entitled to a timely disposition of the same in his sound judicial discretion. This they have not received, according to the record. The merits of these motions have been argued before us, but we should refrain from passing upon the merits. We cannot speculate as to what conclusions His Honor might have reached had he timely and fully heard the motions, let alone determine whether or not the conclusions which he might have reached would have constituted an abuse of discretion. The appellants simply did not receive a judicial consideration of the motions to which they were entitled. The right to have these motions heard was a substantial right, and, under the facts of this case, its denial was reversible error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Painter v. Leeke

2. “Mr. Williams (Painter's attorney): If your Honor please, before we draw the Jury, I would like to make some motions- 6 The Court: I'm going to let you make all the motions you want to and I'm going to mark them heard and then let you reduce them to writing and put them in the record. Note every kind of motion that they want to make and mark them heard and overruled. 7 Mr. Williams: But one motion may-Solicitor Ford (State prosecutor): I'll take care of that one. I ask to have the Jury put on their voir dire. If your Honor please, we are ready.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Painter v. Leeke

3. “(a) Motion for continuance on behalf of defendants; 10 (b) Motion for a severance of defendants; 11 (c) Motion to quash the Indictment because of the unconstitutional vagueness of the statute upon which it was based; 12 (d) Motion that guilty pleaders be sentenced before continuance of trial; 13 (e) Motion that guilty pleaders be excused from the courthouse; and 14 (f) Motion for an arrest of judgment or, in the alternative, for a new trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Painter v. Leeke