Marley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “The Court granted the Motion in Limine with respect to the video tape because of the following Rule 403 analysis: the defense could not lay a foundation for it; the defense could not authenticate it; we do not know the date the video tape was made, or the cireumstances of the sexual encounter; it would be distracting to the jury; and, it would cause an undue consumption of time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marley v. State

2. “raises the issue that the defendant was at the time of the alleged crime suffering from the effects of battery as a result of the past course of conduct of the individual who is the victim of the alleged crime.”

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

3. “the term 'cobabitant' appears to be one of limited application, meaning ... a person who lives with another as husband and wife or in a comparable sexual relationship.”

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