Ashba v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Indeed, it seems that the trial court here attempted to do as much "just from an eye contact trying to check and see whether or not, you know, there were any questions." Such a procedure is not erroneous. However, in its preliminary instructions, the trial court had told jurors that they could ask questions of the witnesses and would "be given an opportunity to do so prior to that witness being excused." The trial court's instruction did not tell jurors that it would be seanning their faces to see if they had questions. Consequently, the jurors may not have known when to ask their questions.”

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

2. “A juror may be permitted to propound questions to a witness by submitting them in writing to the judge, who will decide whether to submit the questions to the witness for answer.”

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

3. “just from an eye contact trying to check and see whether or not, you know, there were any questions.”

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