444 So. 2d 913 - Campbell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “In Palmer v. State , 401 So.2d 266 , 268 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981), the court held, `[W]here ample evidence, even though conflicting, exists from which the trial judge could conclude that the appellant was not intoxicated to the extent of mania, the admission of a confession for a jury's consideration is not an abuse of discretion.' In further regard to contradictory evidence at a voluntariness hearing, the court in Snider v. State , 422 So.2d 807 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982), held that when conflicting evidence is presented great weight will be given to the trial court's determination of the issue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 466 So. 2d 1026 - Smith v. State

2. “In order for intoxication to render a confession inadmissible it must amount to a `mania' which impairs the will and mind to the extent that the person confessing is unconscious of the meaning of his words. A lesser state of intoxication will not render a confession inadmissible.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 484 So. 2d 1160 - Adams v. State