48 Ala. App. 535 - Baker v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
1
states following
June 1986
most recently cited
17 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Wilkey v. State · 36 Ala. App. 371 - Coates v. State · 45 Ala. App. 221 - Hooks v. State · 38 Ala. App. 359 - Wallis v. State · Bertrand v. State
Most-quoted passages
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““The purpose of an opening statement is merely to advise the jury with regard to the issues of fact involved in the case. Wilkey v. State ex rel. Smith, 238 Ala. 595 , 192 So. 588 . And the scope and extent of the statement is a matter that rests within the sound discretion of the trial judge. Hooks v. State, 45 Ala.App. 221 , 228 So.2d 833 . His ruling will not be overturned unless an abuse of discretion appears. We find no such abuse of discretion by the trial court in the case at bar.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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