Patterson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

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1. “[In Patterson ..., the defendant offered evidence that the child victim in a molestation case had recanted her accusation against him. The State then introduced the victim's statements to her mother and a police detective to show the consistency of the victim's accusations against the defendant. Noting that testimony which rehabilitates a witness who has made prior inconsistent statements may be relevant and admissible, we held that the statements were properly admitted for rehabilitative purposes.”

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

2. “inconsistencies in the defendant's statement, explicit or implicit promises by police interrogators, and the coercive nature of the interrogation atmosphere.”

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