756 So. 2d 12 - Coles v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hart v. State · 684 So. 2d 591 - Catchings v. State · 725 So. 2d 139 - Mississippi Valley Gas Co. v. Estate of Walker · Henson Ford, Inc. v. Crews · 379 So. 2d 517 - Harrison v. Smith
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he basic test with reference to whether or not a verdict is sufficient as to form is whether or not it is an intelligent answer to the issues submitted to the jury and expressed so that the intent of the jury can be understood by the court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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