Ervin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““The object of the constitutional guarantee of compulsory process is that the court will exercise its power to compel attendance of witnesses. Scott v. State, 34 Ala.App. 519 , 41 So.2d 630 (1949). The court must do all that the defendant calls upon it to do within the legal power of the court to obtain evidence under Article I, § 6. Parsons v. State, 251 Ala. 467 , 38 So.2d 209 (1948). The right to compulsory process is guaranteed by the constitution, and neither the legislature nor the courts can deprive a defendant of that right. Bush v. State, 168 Ala. 77 , 53 So. 266 (1910).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 58 So. 3d 215 - Spencer v. State · 680 So. 2d 953 - McTerry v. State