James Blackman v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “VENIREPERSON: Yes, Juror No. 6. THE COURT: Yes, ma’am, Ms. Fortune, tell me why you think the law does not require the State to prove someone guilty beyond all possible doubt? VENIREPERSON: I think the law doesn’t require it because it would be close to impossible. THE COURT: Why is that? VENIREPERSON: You would have to be there. I mean, if you didn’t see it, you almost wouldn’t be able to prove it to a jury. That’s why the law — if you didn't see it, you wouldn’t be able to prove that it happened. So, that's why I think the law doesn't require that it be — -I think the law requires that it be with a reasonable doubt. THE COURT: Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Fortune.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Blackman v. State

2. “On appeal, the State identifies the trial prosecutor’s stated reasons for striking Fortune as follows: his alleged belief that the jury on which Fortune had previously served had not reached a verdict and her statement that the jury did not assess punishment; Fortune’s “tone” and referral to the defendant in the prior case as the “accused”; and her overall bad “vibe,” eye contact, and demeanor with the prosecutor in contrast to her attentiveness to [the] appellant’s counsel (including the alleged incident in which she “point[ed]” out to the prosecutor that he was wanted at the bench). 9”

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