445 So. 2d 981 - Ford v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““Appellant’s counsel raises four points on .appeal. The first deals with the cross-examination of the defendant with reference to certain facts relating to a subsequent sale of marijuana to undercover agent Wayne Ellis. This matter had been opened up, however, by [defense counsel] on cross-examination in the State’s case in chief, attempting to establish that the in-court identification was faulty as being based on only observing appellant once when Officer Ellis testified he observed appellant on three occasions and had seen a photograph. The trial court’s ruling was here correct as showing the entire transaction, part of which was brought out by the appellant. Hemby v. State, 26 Ala.App. 273 , 160 So. 119 , cert. denied, 231 Ala. 7 , 160 So. 120 (1934).” Id., at 983.”

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

2. “the only regular job he had was dealing in dope”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 495 So. 2d 726 - Middleton v. State