36 Tex. Crim. 16 - Lancaster v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. ““It is also urged that the case should be reversed, because the jury were permitted to take out, on the back of the indictment, a verdict of a former jury in the case, which, it was claimed, was legible; and in this connection a motion was made to have the original indictment sent to this court. We find an indictment with the record, but there is no certificate of the clerk to the same. An inspection of this indictment, however, does not indicate that such verdict, as claimed, is legible and can be read by the naked eye. Moreover, there is in the record the certificate of the judge to the same effect, and the affidavits of three of the jurors. Said affidavits go further, and show that, in their presence, the matter of a former verdict indorsed on the indictment was not discussed or mentioned by any of the jurors in their presence. We do not think there is anything in the appellant's contention.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 9 Okla. Crim. 55 - Miller v. State

2. ““You should reconcile all conflicts in the testimony, if you can; but, if you cannot, you must decide which of the testimony is entitled to the greater credibility and weight, and, in so determining, you may consider the intelligence, interest, and apparent bias or prejudice of any of the witnesses, as well as their manner of testifying.””

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