Combs v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 6 state decisions

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1. “A. And I stepped to the door and called Sergeant Gay and Sergeant Gay came in and kinda hunkered down beside the desk, and I said do I understand you now want to make a statement without an attorney and he said that is right. He was again advised that he didn't have to make a statement and he said I want to talk about this and I asked him are you saying you had something to do with Effie Haden's death? And he said yes, I did. And I said did you have anyone with you and he said no, I did it by myself. 16”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jesse Combs v. John W. Wingo

2. “A. He said he went to the house and took this old rifle and went around the hill and over near Dorothy Gazara's house and hid the old rifle behind a tree and went on home, and helped his father set tobacco. 20”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jesse Combs v. John W. Wingo

3. “A. Yes. He said he brought it to Richmond with him the next morning and sold it to Carl Adams, for $10.00. He said he tried to sell it a couple of other places, but couldn't.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jesse Combs v. John W. Wingo