535 So. 2d 208 - Bell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “"The Court: Ladies and gentlemen, at this time we're going to take a luncheon recess. I know it's late in the day. We're going to take a recess, and then we'll commence this case as soon as you return. All you know about this case is the name of the case, the identification of the parties, and what you may have gathered during my questioning and the lawyers' questioning concerning your qualifications as jurors. It is very important that you not discuss or deliberate this case among yourselves or allow anyone to discuss the case with you. The time for you to discuss, deliberate, and decide this case will be only at the end of all of the testimony in this case, after the argument of counsel, and after I have charged you, that is, explained to you what the law and the issues are in this case. "So I would instruct you that you're not to discuss or deliberate this case among yourselves or allow anyone to discuss the case with you during any of these recesses. "Before we go, I want to place your mind at ease about one thing. You just heard me tell the balance of the jury panel that this case is most likely going to go into tomorrow. I want you to know that you will be allowed to go home this evening. . . . But I'll explain that to you more in detail at the end of the afternoon. If you would be — tell you what, if you would be in the jury box at 15 minutes after the hour. We're going to take 45 minimum. . . . So if you would just be in the jury box at a quarter after, we'll get star”

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   e.g. 535 So. 2d 210 - Bell v. State

2. “Mr. Phillips: Judge, the defense moves to quash the jury and the jury panel that has been selected on the basis that race played a part in the strikes exhibited and used by the District Attorney's office. . . . We further object and move to quash the jury panel in that the jury selected does not fairly reflect the panel from which we had to select [and in] that the State struck a great number of jurors solely on the basis of their race. Thank you.”

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   e.g. 535 So. 2d 210 - Bell v. State

3. “"Mr. Phillips: The defense has several motions it would like to put on the record while the jury is out, Your Honor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 535 So. 2d 210 - Bell v. State