Ross v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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1. “1. Did the State's offer, and the admission of testimony against Appellant, by two witnesses who had plea bargained to reduce their sentences, violate 18 U.S.C. 201(c)(2) and W.S. 6-5-102(a)@i), and result in reversible error? 2. Did the State's offer, and the admission of, two witnesses' testimony that they were convicted of offenses arising out of the cireumstances leading to Appellant's trial violate Appellant's right to have a trial on its own merits, and did such testimony constitute plain error? 3. Did the State's statements in closing arguments concerning the weight and credibility of the testimony and evidence constitute prosecutorial misconduct, and result in plain error?”

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

2. “Closing arguments are meant to be just that, arguments premised upon the evidence already submitted to the jury. Prosecutors are no more limited in their closing than defense counsel. They may review the evidence and suggest to the jury inferences based thereon. The purpose of closing arguments is to allow counsel to offer ways of viewing the significance of the evidence.”

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

3. “Absent a pretrial motion to suppress or objection at trial, admission of evidence must amount to plain error in order to presage reversal.”

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