43 Ala. App. 38 - Lanier v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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28 state decisions

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1. ““A witness may be cross examined as to whether he made certain statements before the grand jury which are contradictory to those made on the trial. An affirmative answer tends to impeach him. If he denies making the prior statement members of the grand jury may be called as impeaching witnesses. Bryson v. State, 38 Ala.App. 517 , 84 So.2d 782 . The sustaining of the state’s objection to the above question was reversible error. Davis v. State, 30 Ala.App. 562 , 10 So.2d 35 ; Williams v. State, 32 Ala.App. 597 , 28 So.2d 731 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 56 Ala. App. 131 - Gray v. State

2. “"Where the probative value of character testimony is rendered questionable because of remoteness in time, great weight should be accorded the trial judge's determination as to the admissibility of such evidence." Flournoy , 34 Ala. App. at 27 , 37 So.2d at 222.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 365 So. 2d 350 - McDaniel v. State

3. “If the evidence showed that death was caused by a pistol intentionally fired at the person killed, unless self-defense is proved, the offense is either murder or manslaughter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 450 So. 2d 473 - Davis v. State