State v. Fish’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “were not assertions of fact, but commands. His statements that he was going to get some beer and that he saw someone with a gun similarly were not offered to prove that they actually got beer or that there actually was a person with a gun, although they were relevant to explain Baxter's state of mind. Similarly, the threats Baxter yelled were relevant only for the fact they were spoken, regardless of their”

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

2. “[14] The determination of whether the hazards of self-incrimination are genuine and whether the privilege applies is within the sound discretion of the trial court. [15] Here, the allegations that Baxter waved the gun around, yelled death threats out the car window, pointed the gun at the other car, and later denied any knowledge of the gun establish a factual predicate that could have”

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

3. “Neither Fish nor Asaro yelled back. As the cars continued along Market Street, Baxter and Jacobson continued to yell at the Datsun and hang out of the car windows. Fish commented that he thought the people in the car had a gun. Asaro said he saw no gun, but that Baxter”

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