State v. Bates’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

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1. ““On July 10, 1984, the 85-year-old victim, a resident of Joyce, Louisiana, was home alone and asleep when she was awakened by a knock at her door. She retrieved a pistol and went to the door. The man at the door, later identified as defendant, asked for the victim’s stepdaughter. Defendant then left and went to his car but did not leave the driveway. He subsequently returned to the door and asked to be admitted. After the victim’s negative response, defendant attempted to break in. The victim used her pistol to force him to desist. Defendant then feigned collapse and asked for water. The victim brought defendant a glass of water and he drank it. When he returned the glass, defendant grabbed the victim by the arm. Defendant forced his way into the residence, beat the victim, and forced her to engage in sexual intercourse. Suspicion was focused upon defendant because of his acquaintance with the victim’s stepdaughter. When defendant was subsequently arrested for other offenses, he was interrogated by officers of the Winn Parish Sheriff’s Department and admitted having had sexual intercourse with the victim. Further investigation revealed defendant was among the small percentage of men who could have left the seminal fluid obtained from the victim’s vagina, her clothing, and the bedding. A comparison of hair obtained from the scene of the rape and defendant’s hair showed the same general characteristics. In addition, the victim identified defendant as her assailant in a line-up ”

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

2. “juror questionnaires and scheduling information are best handled and provided under judicial auspices ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 508 So. 2d 1346 - State v. Bates

3. “time-saving device ... within the scope of voir dire examination.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 508 So. 2d 1346 - State v. Bates