530 So. 2d 849 - Wallace v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 7 state decisions

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1. “"In response to the defense counsel's motion, the prosecutor gave the following explanations for his strikes: a young black female was struck because she was a homemaker and `may have trouble making the necessary judgments that have to be made and that is the knowledge of what life is like out on the street'; a young black female who is a student made no indication that she was working and `would have not have [sic] the necessary experience to be able to draw on to make a judgment in this case'; an older black female who was retired and `maybe overly sympathetic based on the fact that she appeared to be a grandmotherly type'; a young black male who had a beard and `I [the prosecutor] tend to think that people that have beards are somehow those that try to go against the grain,' and also, `both of the defense attorneys have beards and I felt like that he would somehow identify with the defense attorneys and would therefore lean in their direction'; a middle-aged, black male who was not working and `may be somewhat irresponsible'; and a middle-aged black female who was some type of supervisor and appeared to be in the same age group as the defendants' parents or mothers."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 530 So. 2d 856 - Ex Parte Walker

2. “'Regarding the extent of liability as a consequence of the principal's actions, Alabama case law has held that as a general rule each person entering upon an unlawful purpose is responsible for everything which may consequently and proximately flow from the unlawful purpose (whether committed by defendant or not, and whether specifically intended or not). . . .'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 574 So. 2d 894 - Ready v. State

3. “The culpable participation of the accomplice need not be proved by positive testimony, and indeed rarely is so proved. Fuller v. State , 43 Ala. App. 632 , 198 So.2d 625 . Rather the jury must examine the conduct of the parties and the testimony as to the surrounding circumstances to determine its existence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 574 So. 2d 894 - Ready v. State