Richardson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
November 1979
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Edwards v. State · Wilson v. State · Booth v. State · McClain v. State · Gordon v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“"Refused Charge 8 has been held good when it refers to a specified witness. Sanderson v. State , 28 Ala. App. 216 , 181 So. 506 , a witness, Davis v. State , 2 Ala. App. 200 , 56 So. 844 , Any witness, Churchwell v. State , 117 Ala. 124 , 23 So. 72 . A witness for the state, Creel v. State , 23 Ala. App. 241 , 124 So. 507 . The charge here is confusing. It refers to the witness. Several witnesses testified on the trial. The charge was also properly refused because it is abstract. There was no evidence tending to impeach any witness. Densmore v. State , 25 Ala. App. 133 , 141 So. 914 . If, as contended by defendant, the two arresting officers contradicted each other on important and material points, this would not amount to impeachment. `A mere contradiction of one witness by another is not an impeachment of the witness so contradicted.' Walters v. State , 19 Ala. App. 92 , 95 So. 207 ."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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