Howard v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
January 1995
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Rollings v. State · Snead v. State · Johnson v. State · 51 Ala. App. 320 - Breazeale v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“"`Courts may admit evidence of collateral crimes or acts when it is relevant to rebut specific defenses such as alibi....' Schroeder, Evidentiary Use in Criminal Cases of Collateral Crimes and Acts: A Comparison of the Federal Rules and Alabama Law, 35 Ala.L.Rev. 241, 171 (1984). `Special pleas and defenses are available which, if asserted by the accused, place all or a limited portion of his character in issue. The materiality of such character permits the prosecution to introduce any other criminal acts which are relevant to prove it.' McElroy at § 69.01(13) (1987 Supplement). `Evidence which incidentally shows the admission of some unrelated offense may be introduced where it is relevant to rebut special defenses. Snead v. State, 243 Ala. 23 [24], 8 So.2d 269 (1942).' Bates v. State, 405 So.2d 1334, 1337-38 (Ala.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 405 So.2d 1339 (Ala.1981)."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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