· 4/27/1885
Gribble v. Harry Bros.
Citations
- 2 Wilson 702
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “the conclusions of the trial judge are entitled to less deference” if voir dire is “cursory, rushed, and unduly limited”
- holding that it was not an abuse of discretion for the trial court to pose \compound\ voir dire questions to the venire as a whole, followed by extensive individual voir dire
- holding that it was not an abuse of discretion for the trial court to pose “compound” voir dire questions to the venire as a whole, followed by extensive individual voir dire
- concluding that a trial court has acted within its proper discretion when, “the voir dire process is viewed as a whole, it is clear that the trial court conducted extensive voir dire examinations of prospective jurors”
- “Without adequate voir dire, the trial judge is unable to fulfill his or her responsibility to eliminate those prospective jurors who will be unable to perform their duty impartially.”
- police officers engaged in procedural processing dictated by statute are not engaging in interrogation
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Judges: Delaney
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