Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “It is important to remember that Appellant was tried for delivery of cocaine. All elements of the delivery were established by the State’s first two witnesses, Officer Davis and Ronald Harden. Neither witness testified about the weapons or cocaine seized at the scene. The testimony concerning the weapons and seized cocaine was not tied to the delivery but only to the arrest. The proof of Appellant’s guilt of the crime which he was charged was overwhelming. We do not believe that the admission of the seized evidence influenced the jury’s determination of guilt for delivery of cocaine. Therefore, we find beyond a reasonable doubt that the error made no contribution to the conviction.”

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

2. “to analyze the harm flowing from the erroneous admission of all of the evidence which was relevant to appellant’s challenge which was seized and admitted before the jury.” Ground For Review No. Two From Remand The Court of Appeals erred by finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the trial court's erroneous admission of illegally obtained evidence made no contribution to appellant’s conviction: "In this case we must determine whether the jury found the appellant guilty because of evidence that a shotgun, pistol and cocaine [and 'the ten dollar bill'] were found at the scene of the arrest.”

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