Allen v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “"... What was stolen was her Sony AM/FM receiver. Where are we going to find the fingerprints? Mr. Byck said we didn't bring any fingerprints. Show us the Sony receiver and maybe we will get you some fingerprints. Somebody knows where it is, from the evidence you heard, Johnny Wayne Allen knows what happened to it. "MR. BYCK: Objection, You honor, that's a direct comment on the Defendant's failure to testify. "THE COURT: The Jury will not consider the last remark of counsel for any purpose. "MR. BYCK: If taking that was a granting of our exception and objection, we respectfully move for a mistrial. "THE COURT: Overruled. You have your exception in the record. "MR. REVESZ [the prosecutor]: The only thing that was taken from that apartment and the only thing he left fingerprints on was the Sony AM/FM receiver and that has not been recovered. She said she doesn't have it back...."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Allen v. State

2. “Somebody knows where it is, from the evidence you heard, Johnny Wayne Allen [appellant] knows what happened to it,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Allen v. State