Hawkins v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 1986
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Witt v. State · 1 Tenn. Crim. App. 223 - Palmer v. State · State v. LaChance · Graves v. State
Most-quoted passages
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““ . . . When photographs, gruesome in nature and likely to appeal to the emotions of the jury, are not probative of some contested factual issue they are not admissible. If probative, they are. See Palmer v. State, 1 Tenn.Cr.App. 223, 435 S.W.2d 128 (1968). In this, they are no different from other demonstrative evidence. If the evidence is necessary to develop some relevant point that the jury needs explained, it is admissible. If the evidence is not relevant or probative on some issue in dispute, it is not.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Melson · Wilson v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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