Greene v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “In the present case the district attorney of Dallas County had the responsibility for the prosecution of both appellant and the witness Randall. Appellant sought to cross-examine witness Randall about the criminal charge pending against her for the purpose of showing bias and motive on her part to testify for the prosecution in appellant’s case. It was important for appellant to show the jury that Randall’s damaging testimony could be tainted by the possibility that in exchange for her favorable testimony for the State she might expect, or have some hope of, leniency from the prosecution in the charge pending against her. I would hold that in the present case the trial court erred in refusing to allow appellant to cross-examine a State’s witness about the criminal charge pending against her. Moreover, I cannot agree that the error in refusing to allow appellant to cross-examine witness Randall on this point was harmless to appellant. Great significance was attached to her testimony by the prosecutor. She was the prosecution’s only rebuttal witness and her testimony served to contradict appellant’s emphatic denials of any violent behavior towards the deceased after a peace bond was issued. Further, the prosecutor’s comments in closing argument about Randall’s testimony emphasized its damaging nature.”

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