Joice v. Branson

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the statute requires proof that the “‘circumstances’ of the crime manifest extreme indifference” and that “neither the statute nor common sense limits the relevant circumstances to the injuries themselves”
• explaining “extreme indifference” requires proof of “a blatant disregard” for the risk to human life (quotation omitted)
• traditionally, jury voir dire has been conducted by the trial court rather than by counsel, except in first degree murder and capital cases
• judicial statement made to jurors “in the course of criminal proceedings,” such as jury voir dire, is subject to defendant’s right to a record

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).