Flores v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• setting forth safeguards for the trial court's exercise of its discretion concerning juror questions, including that questions be factual in nature
• “[W]e join the majority of jurisdictions which acknowledge the practice of jury-questioning as an innovation that can significantly enhance the truth-seeking function of the trial process.”
• juror questions are subject to the same rules of evidence governing questioning by attorneys
• \[O]nly questions permissible under the rules of evidence will be asked.\
• “We hold that allowing juror-inspired questions in a criminal case is not prejudicial per se, but is a matter committed to the sound discretion of the trial court. To minimize the risk of prejudice ... the practice must be carefully controlled by the court.” (Citation omitted.)
• reviewing the allowance of jury questions under an abuse-of-discretion standard

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Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Fisher
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2003-06-11· cited 213×
• Rhyne v. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2002-01-16· cited 80×
• State v. Culkin
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2001-12-06· cited 66×
• Allred v. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2004-07-12· cited 54×
• Ballard v. Kerr, M.D, Silk Touch Laser
  Idaho Supreme Court· 2016-08-04· cited 37×
• Knipes v. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2008-10-02· cited 32×
• State v. Doleszny
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2004-01-30· cited 21×
• Smith v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-02-26· cited 20×
• Handy v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2011-10-26· cited 12×
• VAUGHN (KENNETH) v. STATE
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2025-02-06· cited 2×
• Walker (James) Vs. State (Death Penalty-Pc)
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2020-06-19
• Orellana (Carlos) Vs. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2021-05-27
• SER (GEORGIO) v. STATE
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2025-11-20

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Richardson v. Marsh
  Supreme Court· 1987-04-21· cited 2,670×
• People v. Cummings
  California Supreme Court· 1993-04-29· cited 463×
• DeBenedetto v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  Fourth Circuit· 1985-01-16· cited 86×
• United States v. Arthur Sutton
  First Circuit· 1992-08-03· cited 63×
• State v. Johnson
  Utah Supreme Court· 1989-08-17· cited 54×
• United States v. Gary Bush
  Second Circuit· 1995-02-08· cited 45×
• Commonwealth v. Urena
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-05-06· cited 34×
• State v. Taylor
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1976-01-20· cited 23×
• State v. Graves
  Montana Supreme Court· 1995-12-14· cited 15×
• Morrison v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1991-11-21· cited 11×