State v. Brummall’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “Brummall contends that there was no evidence as to exactly what happened during the altercation that resulted in Jamie’s death, and there was no evidence of how many people were in the house at the time Jamie was killed. Brummall further contends that evidence of another unknown person’s DNA was found on the handle of the knife, and numerous hairs, not consistent with his hair, were found on Jamie’s body, and therefore the possibility of one or more other people being present during the altercation cannot be ruled out. Brummall argues that the jury reasonably could have inferred that any role he played in the stabbing of Jamie was a reckless response to injuries inflicted on him at the scene. Again, we find there was no evidence by which a reasonable jury could find that Brum-mall recklessly caused Jamie’s death, and any such finding by the jury would be based on pure speculation.”

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