State v. Vik’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “While there was a conflict between the trial testimony [of the officers] as to when they took possession of the bag of marijuana, and the dates shown on the evidence tag and police reports as to when those events took place, the jury was entitled to hear, and accept if they chose, the two police officers’ explanation as to how the mistakes occurred. It is evident from the verdict that the jury believed [the officers’] direct testimony, and that they accepted their explanation of the inconsistencies. They had a right to do so.”

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