480 So. 2d 26 - Heath v. State’s Empirical Analysis

1985

Citation profile

cited by 9 later decisions

states following

September 1997

most recently cited

9 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Isaacs v. United States · Seals v. State · Moore v. Illinois · 435 So. 2d 151 - Ex Parte Nettles · 435 So. 2d 146 - Nettles v. State

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“"`"In the process of selecting the jury from the venire afforded, each party has the right to have questions formulated by it propounded to the jury, either by the court or by the party as the court may determine, if such questions reasonably relate under the circumstances to the question of the qualification or interest or bias on the part of prospective jurors." Griffin v. State, 383 So.2d 873 , 876 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied, 383 So.2d 880 (Ala.1980), quoted with approval in Alabama Power Co. v. Bonner, 459 So.2d 827, 833 (Ala. 1984).' " Heath v. State, 480 So.2d 26, 28 (Ala.Cr. App.1985). It is well settled that the trial court has discretion regarding how the voir dire examination of the jury venire will be conducted, and that reversal can be predicated only upon an abuse of that discretion. Ervin v. State, 399 So.2d 894 (Ala. Cr.App.), cert. denied, 399 So.2d 899 (Ala. 1981); Peoples v. State, 375 So.2d 561 (Ala. Cr.App.1979)."”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
e.g. 551 So. 2d 1094 - Bui v. State · 640 So. 2d 982 - McWilliams v. State
“" '[W]hile wide latitude should be accorded the parties in their voir dire examination of prospective jurors touching their qualifications, interest or bias, the extent of the examination is largely discretionary with the trial court.' Welborn v. Snider , 431 So.2d 1198 , 1201 (Ala. 1983). Although a liberal inquiry should be afforded counsel, the scope of voir dire examination is within the sound discretion of the trial judge."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
e.g. 516 So. 2d 521 - Wang v. Bolivia Lumber Co.

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