Koehler v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “MR. MATA (the prosecuting attorney): Judge, Ms. Marquez (defense counsel) now has the witness [Blackwell] on cross examination and from the first trial I know that Ms. Marquez will try to get into specific acts of misconduct. I would like to have a hearing in front of the court regarding exactly what Ms. Marquez— THE COURT: That’s why we are here. Let’s have the hearing. What is it that you want to ask this lady? MS. MARQUEZ (defense counsel): Judge, incidents where she had attacked Mr. Koehler [the appellant] in public, throwing drinks at him and tried to attack girls that have been in his company at clubs and different things of that na ture and I want to show motive and prejudice. THE COURT: You don’t mind her telling about him if you want to show her character? MS. MARQUEZ: We have not put his reputation in issue. We are saying she is testifying because she has a motive, she is prejudiced, attacked him on numerous occasions and attacked other women he has been with. THE COURT: She [Blackwell] is going to have the right to tell about him [the appellant], what he has done to her and other women that she knows about. It works both ways. I understand you have a right, but she [Blackwell] has a right to know about certain things he has done. Besides, that is not material. That would be subject to introduction anyway, what she has done to the people. MR. MATA: That’s our position, what— involvement between her and other people has no relevancy. MS. MARQUEZ: It does insofar as i”

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   e.g. Koehler v. State