Finley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. ““In appellant’s motion for a new trial, he insisted the trial court committed reversible error in not permitting defense counsel to inquire of the jury panel the following interrogatories in Exhibit ‘A,’ of the Motion to Conduct a Fair and Reasonably Extensive Voir Dire: “ ‘52. Have any of you sat on a Grand Jury in this Circuit within the past two years ? “ ‘If so: (a) Who has sat on the Grand Jury ? “ ‘53. Have any of you sat on a Grand Jury in the County more than two years ago ? “‘If so: (a) Who (b) When’””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Finley v. State · Finley v. State

2. ““The proposed inquiries were important to the peremptory challenge procedure and should have been permitted. Their denial hampered counsel in his exercise of this process and resulted in prejudice to the appellant. Based on these facts, the motion for a new trial should have been granted, and the court’s failure to do so was reversible error.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Finley v. State · Finley v. State