Dang v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “(1) There were several different theories under which appellant could be found guilty. (2) The only issues were whether appellant's statements were voluntary and whether appellant was guilty of capital murder, felony murder, murder, or not guilty of any offense at all. (3) The primary issue was whether appellant was guilty of capital murder or a lesser-included offense. (4) Though eleven witnesses testified in the span of a day, only one witness testified for the defense. (5) There was limited trial testimony and the state presented all of it, except for appellant's father, who was not present during the commission of the offense. (6) The evidence was not voluminous or contradictory; there were few conflicts in testimony. (7) The entire trial, including voir dire, lasted less than two days. (8) Trial counsel asked the court for only three additional minutes to complete his argument.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tuan Anh Dang v. State

2. “by limiting the closing argument to just twenty minutes, the trial court came precariously close to crossing the line,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Tuan Anh Dang v. State