Sellers v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “Under some circumstances refusal of a charge of like import containing the words "as a matter of evidence" is error. Bryant v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 348 So.2d 1136 ; Denson v. State , 50 Ala. App. 409 , 279 So.2d 580 (3). But in the instant case we are of the opinion that reversible error is not made to appear in the refusal of the Court to give Charge No. 16, supra. Gordon v. State , 268 Ala. 517 , 110 So.2d 334 . See also, Murray v. State , 49 Ala. App. 590 , 274 So.2d 365 (1), certiorari denied. In re: Murray v. State , 290 Ala. 369 , 274 So.2d 368 . We are firmly convinced that the same rule of law was substantially and fairly given in the Court's aforequoted oral charge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 407 So. 2d 177 - Carroll v. State

2. “We wish to state parenthetically that some confusion, or maybe a reversal, might be avoided if the trial judge would inform the jury, by written or oral charge, that the presumption of innocence is evidence for the defendant. It might be helpful if the judge would also tell the jury that in assessing defendant's guilt or innocence to consider this presumption along with the other relevant evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 407 So. 2d 177 - Carroll v. State