824 So. 2d 804 - Grayson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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21 state decisions

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1. ““ ‘[A]lleged fatigue is only a factor to be considered by the jury in determining whether it finds a statement to be involuntary. In Jackson v. State, 674 So.2d 1318, 1326-28 (Ala.Cr.App.1993), aff'd in pertinent part, reversed in part, 674 So.2d 1365 (Ala.1994), on return to remand, 674 So.2d 1370 (Ala.Cr.App.1995), the appellant claimed that his statement was involuntary because “he had not slept since the previous night, and the officers continued to interrogate him, despite what he describes as his state of sleep deprivation.” Id., at 1327. In Jackson , this Court stated that the record did indicate that there was testimony from investigating officers that the appellant appeared “sleepy or fatigued,” and the appellant had stated, during his questioning, that he was tired; however, there was no indication that the appellant ever requested that the questioning cease because of his condition. At the close of the appellant’s statement in Jackson , the record indicated that the officers asked if they had “hurt him in any way,” and the appellant responded, “ Tes, y’aJl not letting me go to sleep, man. I’m tired, man. I was up all f-nightId., at 1327. In holding that this condition of sleepiness or fatigue constituted but one factor to be considered by the jury, this Court stated: “ ‘This claim is also to be considered by the jury in determining the credibility and weight to accord the statement under the totality of the circumstances. This court has found that where a defendant”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Woolf v. State · 72 So. 3d 50 - Doster v. State

2. ““ ‘ “We do not believe a contention that the transcript of the trial of a third person is needed before an effective defense can be rejected out of hand merely by saying that no case has so held. Instead, the two-pronged test of necessity set forth in Britt must be applied to the facts. However, the first prong of the test, the value to the defendant, cannot be assumed as it was in Britt.” ’ ””

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

3. “Jan Deblieux's testimony identifying her daughter was clearly relevant, and her testimony concerning her telephone conversation with her daughter was also relevant because it helped to determine the timing of the victim's death, to explain the location of the crime, and to indicate that the victim did not willingly accept a ride going in a direction different from her destination—Louisiana.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 824 So. 2d 844 - Ex Parte Grayson