Venturino v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[u]nder our new Evidence Code, the general admissibility of autopsy photographs is governed by OCGA § 24-4-401, which defines "relevant evidence" as "evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence"; OCGA § 24-4-402, which provides that "[a]ll relevant evidence shall be admissible, except as limited by constitutional requirements or as otherwise provided by law or by other rules"; and OCGA § 24-4-403, which provides that "[r]elevant evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence." Decisions regarding relevance are committed to the sound discretion of the trial court the exclusion of relevant evidence under Rule 403 is an extraordinary remedy that should be used only sparingly.”

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

2. “referred to someone other than Blackwell. That was a proper topic of cross-examination and we do not see how any aspect of the above-described exchanges could be construed to permit the prior-arrest evidence under 404 (1) (a). (b) Harm. Our finding that the trial court abused his discretion in admitting the prior-arrest evidence does not end our inquiry. [E]ven where an abuse of discretion is shown, there are no grounds for reversal if the error did not affect a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. BLACKWELL v. the STATE.

3. “[E]ven where an abuse of discretion is shown, there are no grounds for reversal if the error did not affect a "substantial right," and thus harm, the defendant. In determining whether the error was harmless, we review the record de novo and weigh the evidence as we would expect reasonable jurors to have done so, and we assess whether it is highly probable that the error did not contribute to the verdict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. BLACKWELL v. the STATE.