Hall v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 5 state decisions

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1. “' " 'It is well established that a ruling on a motion for a new trial rests within the sound discretion of the trial judge. The exercise of that discretion carries with it a presumption of correctness, which will not be disturbed by this Court unless some legal right is abused and the record plainly and palpably shows the trial judge to be in error.' " ' Hosea O. Weaver & Sons, Inc. v. Towner , 663 So.2d 892 , 895 (Ala. 1995) (quoting Kane v. Edward J. Woerner & Sons, Inc. , 543 So.2d 693 , 694 (Ala. 1989), quoting in turn Hill v. Sherwood , 488 So.2d 1357 (Ala. 1986) ).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Whited v. State · Whited v. State

2. “In this case, Hall, who was 15 years old, was arrested at his home. At the time of the arrest, both Hall and Hall’s father told the police that they wanted Hall’s father to be present during any questioning. The police told them that the father could be present. The father went to the police station and waited outside the interrogation room. When Hall was brought to the police station, he was taken into the interrogation room, handcuffed to the table in the room, and read his rights pursuant to Miranda and Rule 11, Ala. R. Juv. P. The parties dispute what occurred next. According to Hall, before the police began questioning him, he asked, “Where is my daddy?” Hall told the police that he “thought [his] daddy was supposed to be [there] when [they were] questioning [him].” Hall testified that he was told not to worry about it, that his father was upstairs. Hall testified that he stood up to the police questioning at first, but he eventually told them “what they wanted to hear,” stating ‘Tes, sir, keep them from attacking me, sir. I thought my daddy was supposed to be in here.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hall v. Thomas

3. “guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment. Second, the defendant must show that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. This requires showing that counsel's errors were so serious as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial, a trial whose result is unreliable. Unless a defendant makes both showings, it cannot be said that the conviction or death sentence resulted from a breakdown in the adversary process that renders the result unreliable.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 243 So. 3d 855 - Hutcherson v. State