Hightower v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “(a) Examining Witness Concerning Prior Statement. In examining a witness concerning a prior statement made by the witness, whether written or not, the statement need not be shown nor its contents disclosed to the witness at that time, but on request the same shall be shown or disclosed to opposing counsel. (b) Extrinsic Evidence of Prior Inconsistent Statement of Witness. Extrinsic evidence of a prior inconsistent statement by a witness is not admissible unless the witness is afforded an opportunity to explain or deny the same and the opposite party is afforded an opportunity to interrogate the witness thereon, or the interests of justice otherwise require.”

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

2. “for an $8500 cash payment by Janovsky to Schli-chter. Appellant's App. p. 283-86. Thus, we must conclude that the forgery counts were part of the same criminal episode in accordance with I.C. § 35-50-1-2. Because that statute provides that the sentence may not exceed the presumptive sentence that is one class of felony higher than the most serious for those which the defendant is convicted in cireumstances involving a single criminal episode, we note the sentencing provisions for a class B felony. I.C. § 35-50-2-5 provides that”

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