State v. Walland’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “Once the trial court granted a severance only one order of trials is equitably possi ble. Any other would frustrate the reason for the severance. Hart must be tried first so that he can testify at Latiolais’ subsequent trial. The District Attorney’s statutory authority to control the prosecution cannot supersede the defendant’s constitutional right to a fair trial, to present a •defense, and to call his witness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 702 So. 2d 1 - State v. Adamo

2. “subject to the supervision of the attorney general, as provided in Article 62, the district attorney has entire charge and control of every criminal prosecution instituted or pending in his district, and determines whom, when, and how he shall prosecute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 776 So. 2d 1134 - State v. Bright

3. “[a]s to the order of trials, we agree with the district court's 1981 statement that among severed co-defendants, there is no absolute right to be tried in a certain order; each case must be evaluated on its own facts.”

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