733 So. 2d 1137 - Hampton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “in those cases where the defendant maintains that the arrest was unlawful and requests that the jury be instructed on that defense, an instruction should be given to insure that the jury understands that it must decide the issue. Although no such instruction was requested here, the addition of the word "lawful" to the standard instruction served to clarify that the legality of the arrest was an issue for the jury and certainly did not affect the defense's ability to argue that the arrest was unlawful.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 970 So. 2d 460 - Thomas v. State

2. “to the standard instruction served to clarify that the legality of the arrest was an issue for the jury and certainly did not affect the defense's ability to argue that the arrest was unlawful. Id. at 610-11 . Because the lawfulness of his arrest was in dispute, had Appellant asked the court to either modify the standard instruction or give the same instruction as in Anderson , stating that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 970 So. 2d 460 - Thomas v. State

3. “failed to adequately clarify for the jury that the legality of the defendant's arrest was an issue for its determination.”

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