Parker v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[A] defendant should be given a new trial on the basis of recantation of testimony by a material witness only if the trial court is reasonably satisfied that the testimony was false, that the party was taken by surprise by the testimony and was unable to meet it or did not know of its falsity until after the trial, and that the jury might have reached a different conclusion without the false testimony. * * * if the trial court finds that the recantation is not genuine, then the court does not even need to proceed to the issue of whether the jury might have reached a different result without the witness’ [sic] testimony.”

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

2. “At trial McConaughead expressly stated that he did not remember what clothing the robber he identified as petitioner was wearing, but his recantation depended on a recollection of the clothing. McCo-naughead’s trial testimony fit with other evidence overwhelmingly pointing to petitioner’s guilt. Furthermore, McConaug-head could not name at the postconviction hearing the Gaines family members with whom he claimed he spoke at the gambling house about the real murderer.”

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