Leverette v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 state decisions

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1. ““In the present case, as in Blackwell , the only evidence presented at trial to suggest that the appellant was in violation of § 28-4-201 was Deputy Stewart’s testimony that he saw one open can of ‘Miller’s Best’ on the floorboard and two unopened cans behind the driver’s seat of the appellant’s vehicle. Deputy Stewart testified that he seized these cans; however, they were not presented at trial or offered into evidence.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 905 So. 2d 20 - Pope v. State

2. ““We cannot notice or take judicial knowledge that ‘Falstaff beer cans and cartons’ express to a common intendment so as to dispense with bringing the claimed contraband before the jury or of opening at least one can so as to test its contents both as to alcohol and volume.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 905 So. 2d 20 - Pope v. State

3. ““Furthermore, no testimony was offered to establish that any of the suspect cans actually contained beer or, in fact, whether ‘Miller’s Best’ is indeed a brand name for a line of malt or brewed beverages.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 905 So. 2d 20 - Pope v. State