Robbins v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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31 state decisions

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1. “Appellant suggested through vigorous cross-examination of prosecution witnesses that the victim’s death was not the result of an intentional act by appellant. Through his cross-examination of one prosecution witness, appellant presented the defensive theory that the victim could have died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and not from an intentional act by appellant. Through his cross-examination of his parole officer who saw appellant and the victim on the day of the victim’s death, appellant presented the defensive theory that he was treating the victim "kindly” with the obvious inference being that appellant would not have intentionally harmed the victim. And through his cross-examination of another prosecution witness, appellant presented the defensive theory that bruises on the victim’s body could have been caused by incorrectly performed CPR efforts to save her life rather than from an intentional act by appellant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Robbins

2. “[r]elevant evidence of a person's bad character is generally not admissible for the purpose of showing that he acted in conformity therewith.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Robbins, Neal Hampton

3. “unfairly prejudicial” under Rule 403 because”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex Parte Robbins