Kyle v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"Furthermore, were it held that appellant's testimony indicated his wife's bias or prejudice, Mrs. Kyle testified that her marriage to appellant had been a troubled one and that she had filed for a divorce. Mrs. Kyle's possible bias or hostility against her husband was squarely before the jury, and the court's sustaining of the State's objection to appellant's testimony was not error. See Allen v. State , 55 Ala. App. 549 , 317 So.2d 517 ."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 487 So. 2d 999 - Page v. State

2. “[T]he trial court has discretionary power to allow or disallow proof of specific facts to show the witness's bias and that discretion is not to be disturbed unless it clearly appears that the defendant is prejudiced thereby.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 527 So. 2d 166 - Ray v. State