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· 12/16/2003

State of Arizona v. Dennis Johnson

Citations

  • 351 F.3d 988
  • 63 Fed. R. Serv. 69
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 25298
  • 2003 WL 22952102

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a charge of improper motive based on receipt of immigration benefits opens the door to prior consistent statement
  • holding that a charge of improper motive based on receipt of immigration benefits opens the door to prior consistent statement
  • holding that a charge of improper motive based on receipt of immigration benefits opens the door to prior consistent statement
  • holding that the court acted within its discretion when it refused to answer directly the jury’s question but reread original, legally correct instructions, as the court was concerned that a direct answer might mislead or improperly influence the jury
  • ruling that trial judge’s “wide discretion” carries over to jury question responses
  • upholding, under the abuse of discretion standard, a trial court’s supplemental instruction defining “consent” in a sexual assault prosecution through “a non-exclusive list of examples of what ‘without consent’ includes”

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Judges: Nelson, Fletcher, Alsup

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