Bolen v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “Bolen makes three additional claims of error: (1) whether expert testimony via closed circuit television violates the Confrontation Clause; (2) whether there was prosecutorial misconduct during voir dire; and (3) whether his convictions for both possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance violated the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. All three of these issues are unpreserved. We have carefully reviewed these and conclude that each one is without merit and none deserve to be discussed further.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 381 F. Supp. 2d 614 - Gentry v. Deuth

2. “any quantity” in amended drug possession statute meant a measurable amount and stating that "the quantity of the controlled substance possessed is immaterial to the criminality of the act ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Finn v. Commonwealth