621 So. 2d 1108 - State v. Nevers’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “A. As a matter of right; exceptions. On its own motion the court may, and on request of a party the court shall, order that the witnesses be excluded from the courtroom or from a place where they can see or hear the proceedings, and refrain from discussing the facts of the case with anyone other than counsel in the case. In the interests of justice, the court may exempt any witness from its order of exclusion. However, this Article does not authorize exclusion of: . . . . . (2) A single officer or single employee of a party which is not a natural person designated as its representative or case agent by its attorney; (4) The victim of the offense, upon motion of the prosecution; however, if a victim is to be exempted from the exclusion order, the court shall require that the victim give his testimony before the exemption is effective and the court shall at that time prohibit the prosecution from recalling the victim as a witness in the state's prosecution in chief and in rebuttal. The court shall also enter such other order as may appear reasonably necessary to preserve decorum and insure a fair trial, provided that the victim shall not be allowed to sit at the counsel table.”

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

2. “IflEven assuming that defense counsel’s motions to challenge both jury panels for cause were equivalent to requests for a mistrial, we note that mistrial is a drastic remedy, is to be sparingly granted, and is only authorized in specified instances where unnecessary prejudice results to an accused. State v. Ellender, 583 So.2d 1191, 1194 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writ denied, 585 So.2d 576 (La.1991). Furthermore, we agree with the conclusions of the prosecutor and the trial court that these remarks by Ms. Thompson and Mr. Livas were capable of various interpretations and, therefore, neither remark constituted an unambiguous reference to another offense. Id. at 1194.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 808 So. 2d 415 - State v. Livas

3. “was not an unambiguous reference to a particular crime committed or alleged to have been committed by the defendant. A police officer's statement that he ran the defendant's name through the”

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