Reimer v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
February 1996
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Martin v. State · Brasfield v. State · Russell v. State · Luck v. State · Rumbaugh v. State
Most-quoted passages
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““A determination as to the admissibility of photographic evidence is made upon the same basis as is a decision on the admissibility of other types of evidence and must rest largely in the discretion of the trial judge. Lanham v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 474 S.W.2d 197 (1971). * * * * * * “We hold that if a photograph is competent, material, and relevant to the issue on trial, it is not rendered inadmissible merely because it is gruesome, or might tend to arouse the passions of the jury, unless it is offered solely to inflame the minds of the jury. If a verbal description of the body and the scene would be admissible, a photograph depicting the same is admissible. * * * * * SÍ! “We recognize there will be cases where the probative value of the photographs is very slight and the inflammatory aspects great; in such cases it would be an abuse of discretion to admit the same.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. De Leon v. State · Virts v. State
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