62 Md. App. 686 - Waldron v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
24 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 24 later decisions — most recently May 2009
24 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Davis v. Alaska · Douglas v. Alabama · Alford v. United States · Von Lusch v. State · State v. Cox
Most-quoted passages
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“A more particular attack on the witness’ credibility is effected by means of cross-examination directed toward revealing possible biases, prejudices, or ulterior motives of the witness as they may relate directly to issues or personalities in the case at hand. The partiality of a witness is subject to exploration at trial, and is “always relevant as discrediting the witness and affecting the weight of his testimony.” 3A J. Wigmore Evidence Sec. 940, p. 775 (Chadbourn rev. 1970). We have recognized that the exposure of a witness’ motivation in testifying is a proper and important function of the constitutionally protected right of cross-examination. Greene v. McElroy, 360 U.S. 474, 496 , 79 S.Ct. 1400 [1413], 3 L.Ed 2d 1377 (1959). 415 U.S. at 316-17 , 94 S.Ct. at 1110 . (Footnote omitted).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[t]he test of admissibility ... is whether the question asked is directed at eliciting from a prosecution witness the fact that he may be under pressure to testify favorably for the State, as when he is under formal accusation, and/or incarceration awaiting trial. We do not mean to imply that any time a witness testifies against a criminal defendant his entire record of previous arrests becomes relevant to the inquiry. Only where there is some present possibility of coercion should such cross-examination be allowed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Ordinarily, the thrust of the inquiry will be revealed by the question, however, although not required, it may be supplied by proffer. When no proffer is made, the questions must clearly generate the issue-what the examiner is trying to accomplish must be obvious. Thus, in the absence of a proffer, the clarity with which the issue is generated will determine whether the court’s restriction of cross-examination constitutes an abuse of discretion. (Footnote omitted.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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