Young v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “"Q. At my request did you have an occasion to review your books regarding the area of around March 31, 1988? "A. Yes. "Q. Was there any construction work being done at Billy's on March 31, 1988? "A. I don't recall any. "Q. In addition to that, you did check the books; is that correct? "A. I did. "Q. Are there any invoices or any sort of payment records reflecting work being done on March 31, 1988? "A. No. "Q. Was there anything in your records about a Roosevelt Young being hired to do any work at Billy's? "A. No. (S.F. 83-84) "After close of direct examination counsel for defendant requested `all of the records that she reviewed prior to her testimony for purposes of impeachment,' generating the following dialogue: "[Prosecutor]: I don't have them, Your Honor. "The Court: You don't have any? "[Prosecutor]: I asked her to review them. I didn't ask her to bring them to Court with her. "[Defense]: Your Honor, if she reviewed those records to refresh her memory prior to the time she came here, I'm entitled to have them to cross examine her with. I move at this time that I be provided with a copy of them. "[Prosecutor]: I think essentially what she testified to is the absence of any records, Your Honor. "The Court: I overrule the objection. Proceed with the examination." (Emphasis added)”

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

2. “if a witness uses a writing to refresh his memory ... [then] an adverse party is entitled to have the writing produced ... to inspect it, to cross examine the witness thereon, and to introduce in evidence those portions which relate to the testimony of the witness.”

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

3. “matters not related to the subject matter of the testimony,”

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