665 So. 2d 998 - State v. Whitley’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “The State argues on appeal that the trial court should never have addressed the merits of the juror's failure to answer the voir dire question because this ground was procedurally barred. We agree with the State that this ground should have been, but was not, raised on appeal and it is therefore precluded under Rule 32.2(a)(5), Ala.R.Crim.P.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 778 So. 2d 842 - Siebert v. State

2. “known by petitioner or petitioner's counsel at the time of trial or sentencing or in time to file a post-trial motion pursuant to Rule 24, or in time to be included in any previous collateral proceeding and could not have been discovered by any of those times through the exercise of reasonable diligence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 767 So. 2d 380 - Callahan v. State