Davis v. Tri-State Mack Distributions, Inc. Brief as Amicus Curiae

    IIITOHELL v. STATE

'r'he statcrrt'.t was ,either. ,,,,;,:;;:;t' ,..",::I.rrrr r*,ist r.t, jr,rlirrrr
r;,rr ialsc 2. I lent'c, l'orvnsend v. IJurke, ,rf that Court i1 S.,.,polit., ,,
suplr, (loes not apply. The juvenile court App. I15, 272 S<:.2a 3,t().
record rvas appropriate to trotice in the
srrrtctrcittg l)rocess. [.lnited Statcs v. \Vrit tlt'llietl.

.\[1'crs, 3 Cir, .37-l 1;.2d 707. No clainr
l,rirrgs thc L'aliforrria charges uldcr Tuckc, COI-lillr\N, Ilc('\1.1.,
v. L'rrite{ Statcs, +01 U.S, +13, 92 aii. antl JONIiS, JJ., c,rnctrr.

5s9, .1{) I-.lld.2rl 5!)2.

r\lu. 39b

'rtt :rrrrl rl,.cisiorr
. St:ttc, 5() Ala.

\ll thc Jrrdgcs corrcur.

ln re James M. SCOpOLITES

v.

STATE.

Ex parto Jamos M. Scopolltos.

sc 342.

)\ltl,n,lnr' ('orrrt of ;\lirllilnlll.

Il;r)';1, lli?;i.

(,'crtiunrri to tll(. (.orrrt of C.rirrrinal A1r-

1u;ils.

lrlvi,l l-. Ilarrrt,tt, Alo,lrilt., for pctitiont,r.

\tr lrricf for respondent, the Stat(,.

.1il.( )( )l )\\'( )li'l'l l, .l rrst it-c.

i'ctitirru o[.f:rrncs r\1. Scop,olitcs for Cer-
tiuriln t() thc ('ourt of Cniminal Apptals to

I Str,('rrr$r, \'. Slirtr,, $,D., l0.l N.\\'.t,1
.t:tl l'llirr,rl Slirr,,s \.. Janir,r., lj (.ir.., .l(il

t8] 'l'hat shortll'aftcr this trial our
I.cgisllture reductr[ the penalty for posses-

sion t-rf marilruana for personal use to a
nti.Jcmeanor nra;' be good grorrnd for the
l,arrlon arrd I'arolc board to revierv this
i,.rnlictitlrt, I Iorve ve r, it confrrs no po\\,cr
,rf nritigation olt this court.

\\'c h:rr.e rcvicrved thc rccord rrnder
tode 1910, T. 15, S 3Sg, and consider that
rhc ju<lgrncnt l-reklrv is duc to lre (lrttrt

.\ fiirrrrctl.

lj:\ t.tLl( N I.- It

.4\-__(o ! xrr xuatrr rr:rrx)\r.*

Mllton MtTCHELL, atias

Y,

STATE.

I Div. 288.

of ('r'irrrilutl,\1rpr,:rls of ,\lirlrrttttu.

,lrrrr. liit, lttiil.

llt,lrt,rrrirrg I )r.rrirtrl rr.lr. LlO, l1,7ll.

l)cicrrdltrrt $,its (.()llvi(:t(.rl lrt frrrc tlrc
(lircrrit Lotrrl, \\'trslrirrltorr (.urrrrty, \\,il_
liirnt (i. l-irrdscy, .1., r,'' rirtrrrlcr irr tlrc sce-
ortd rlcg rcc, lrrtl hc ll,l)! rl(i('l. 'l'he Cutrrt
of Crirrrirutl -.\;)lr(:lls, I llrris, J., hcltl that
nrcltiotr to c,xt:lirrlc :ltttt.'s t.r.irlctrcc ir.r trtrtf-
tlt'r llroscctrlr()n \\.ri trul :trilit.rt:rrtly spr:cif-
ic to pcrrrrit rcvicrr ir it lt r t:;.ir.rl tu (:ontlrc-
tcttc;' oi st:rttr's cvtrlt:rr.r, ;l) t(, lrrrllet fr.lrH,
tncnts ;rnrl pistols. 'l'lrt. t.orrrt tu.tllcr Il(.1(l
that fact that r.rnirt: lirl :rlr|)itrriltly con-
taittctI srtt:rllt,r l)(:rer.trt:rAr: oI Nctr-0,:s lrrttl
,lf $,orttetr thlttr 1rt.r.t.ctrt:rgt. o[ \r.g.r-rr\.s ;tn(l
\\()nlcn irr c,rrtut,trriitl,lrrl rrot critttlu :rt:_
cused to havc jrrr_r, r cnrr.c fltcies sl rit:kt:rr.

,\ ffir rnt'rl.

Ccrtiorari tlcriicd, J9l .\l:t. --,277
So.2rl {0{.

l. Crlnrlnal LIw G;l04lJ(t), tU.l5

\t'ht rc t r-ial c{,i1.1 lrrllrits cvi<lt.uce
tlvcf ol,jcctiuil, ()n l,r(rrili.,u oi,.,rrrrrit.l tltAt

l,'.!tl ll(i; \'t.r'rlr1;1.,, i l.rrrlrrl Sl.trrs. l)('ir.. l(,:.,i I..:Jrl ilrl) r rrrr.-.,rt ,., i.li r,,, ,.



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ar():S-r:\lriirili.ilr,):1. lLSk tlcicncl:rttt's fh:rrit(-
ii|r'. i::tIs.ra. i::lc:i:{)ns $ h:t-h i1ssunle t11.,.

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B. Witnesses,l=27{(t)

['L'r:]ril:::r,{ (:-r,{:-('\:rin::l:lt:on ef ,i,
fc::'.1'.r:;'i clr:Li:rcir'r '.. irn.,:r,..: :n ::.il: : -.:.

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,;lt.r .ti ,i:-,'1'(..:(,i1, iti tl:.rt llrl.tit,lltit: lt:L I

t;r', ii,,L:.1.r l,ji:l .. )i:. rt\iI::i!l((i :tS i,t l:,.
r)\\ il.crsilil) itll(.1 [),)i-se\ii(],r1 rif re., ()1.,'cr lt::,i
in ih;it..iucrtii)lls iiirl not a-isi.rrtte that,1,-..
fen,lant rlir-l act f,>r r,,'hich he',r.as on rri:ll.
(.',;rle,-lf .\.1:r.,'['it. ;, \'l+].

9. Criminal Llw C-7)-01 '2

':lliIY ltr)t c\l)t-rij ilr-
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10. Criminal Law Fll7l.3
lf r-listrict :ittoriic,.''s c-\prc:sion of llr.

p('rsonal .,-icu s lr. t,r S-trilt i-rf accii-scrl j:l

:,]lnnl;rt:()il t,, jr:r'j a,,ltiti[1:tcS ritct'r C.\Dr('\-
sion of ,r1lt:ion ;ut,l Jr(hlctions llrrd coirclu-
sions l-resed on cvi(lence and docs not xP-

pcal to prejudicc, such conduct b1'attorncl',
though inrproper, it is not preiudicial an,l
does not constitrlte rc.versible error.

ll. Criminal Law 51171.3

Clos:ng argunrcrt Lr1' district attorlle)'
that "l'm convrnccd rnvscl f, personally, ir.
:tn ofIicer rif this c(,unt]'and this stxt('
* :F * that the eliclence from this starrrl

is l;e;'onr-l any tirtubt rrI the guilt of the dc-

f errrlant," lhonglr irnprup..r, ri as not prejtr'
tlicial error.

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distri,:: :', .. :... . .n,l .j:e ri:i iri corrrsc of
their : j--.. -,..,.t,.ri i'.r.il:.ricltle,tr:o pro-
rltrcti,.,:. .: " .', . ; i Ij il I r.1)oi'r 1\ hrch rlid
llot Cr:t.'t:-. .,':\ ::jitcrrte'ti tttrie 1,,,.,lcfc::c!-
ant aaf: .. t- .:lt ,,. :ri esstrltii.iil-\' ii tunrrnar-\.
in rrar;.:'',: :..,;:n ,rf inter.,'it',ri rvith vari-
otts rrii:'r-.e;.

5. JurY .r'82(l\
'i'h:.: -. .:;ti:e ji:t iLpt:rrentlv contained

.rtiellc: :-.-:-i::i.:.:ge t:i ).-,::.1'i,,ls ilnd ,lf
\\, jril,-- .'::r.: perctirtltrlc of \r{ro€J [U1{l

ivt:r,-:c:.:n mmrrlit-v rii,l lot cntitle ac-
crtscti :., :::,,,: l,:r)' r',-nire lacias slrickcn.

6. Witne:;es ';r?74(l)

t : ::.--'-. ." :,:oseclllioil llrir;; not. ()n

cr()\s-.j':-::t:::'i:: jl ()f a d.fettdar:l's charac-
',cr i., l:- ' .. ' ir,, hes tc,stiiicd to :rccuscil's
',!ir,tl | '' '.t, it, .iicit pcri111;gl Llt';,,r lr-r,l-c
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irr.g the hull..t frasnrents and the six pt:;;i.
appellant's corrnsel rnade certain objcctioirs.
It is essential to note ihe traturc of these
olrjecrions and thc corresponding rrrlings
lnd lack of rrrlings lr-v tht trial corrr-t.
('oirccrning tl:c lrlriltt iregmcnt rciluvdrl lr.,
ihc atterrtlirrt plt.vsici:rn, I.)r. ( irrrlrl,i ,,r..ts

asked the follr)wing:

"0. f)r. (lruhhs, there is a lnrscr ier
.itting trp (rn rllc rr.itlress sre,l,l :1,...,
idr.ntifietl as Sratc,.s []rhil,it l. ila,e
-\'ou e\-cr scel !hai eshil;it:

I,iR. t,.\r.l',ilit: ,i :i ;,,-.1 i il.r
eottrt, I o',.is.i. -l-he1. hlr'cir't ,:s:ij;-
lished the rirain of this er.irlence. ihc
lasr rr.e hcard the doctor hecl giverr it to
someorle clse: sonre lady.

"]IR. TL R\llR: \\'e can't rlo it all at
one tirnt, i f rt plca-sc thr (,ourt.

".lUDGE LI-\D-iE\': [)rt ].ou e\prcr r,)
conncct this u1l .-

'\lR. TL'it\i..R: \'c.. s:r.

"JL'D(lll I_lNI)SEy: \lr. palughi, I,m
uoing to let it in rvith the understanding
if he doesrr't conncct it up I rvill e.xclude
it.

"]IR. PALUGHI: Ihank yorr, Jrrdge.

"JUDGE LINDSEY: If you rvill make
the motion to the Court."

Subsequently, Dr. (lrubbs testified that it
rvas not possible for the .32 caliber death
bullet to har.e been fired from the pistol
marked "Ralcigh Llark" or from any pistol
l:rrser than a .,il calitrcr. i)r. Grublrs also
made a ballistic tcst of a J.iZ magnum pis_
tol which belonged to the auxiliary police_
man, l)avid Turner. The rvitness stated
conclrrsively that thc trvo fragments rvhich
comprised the death bullet could not have
bcen fircd from this particular gun either.

"t]. [-et rne stop ).ou there just a rnin_
tutc, Dr. (irulrlrs. f)o r.ou har.e in -vour
hand a brrtnze, or a steel jacket. is thet
cori-ect. that t\' tts delir-ercrl to -\.ou lr1. the
sarnt (_-aptain Ilrttoks ihat -\.orl nlentirri.l(.(l
a rninute ego?

"-\. \-cs, sir.

"(.,. .\ll rieht, sir, s.ould _\.ou rarve thai
piece of bullet and ti:r envclope to \Irs.
\\-o:nlrie and her.e ier ideutr it. it as
-itate's l.-xhilrit .l ?

''ii.ll_. 1'}.\l-L'r.ilii: .\t :ris poir:t rlrir\. .,,,c

:i1,ri11 i,;11 s ,rirr ul,jccf:c;r f,) th(. nl:rr:.. i:r_
rLnd introduction of this bit oi cvi_
dence ?

"JUDtll.l LI\DSEy: He hasn.t of fcrcti
it into cr.idence. I-[e ha.-s onlv nrarkccl it
for identiiication.

"\lR. I,.\LUrlt{ t : .\il riEht, sir.

' -\Ii1. -lt,'ti\l;.it: In regartl to this s:.,,.,
iackc't i', e .rrr ilot r,:inq to be l,t.lt ,

cLritrcCt it rrp, Jl:dge, i:ntil rr.e hui c ;,::
opporttrnity to put CLptain Rrortks ur.

''_iL DCE LI.\*D-qEY: I understantl th:tr.
It is not offered in evidence.

"(]. \'ou said this steel jacket \\.as dc-
Iivered to you by Captain Brooks ?

".\. [t rr.as.

"Q. Did you also receive a 35,- nra,r-
nrrm pistol from Captain Brooks ?

"A. I did.

"\lR. I',\LL'GIII: If it llcasc rhc r'or:r:
rve objcct. The qucsticns right no\\. :r!-r
immaterial to the casc.

"JUtrGE LINI)SEY: I-)o vorr e.\pccr to
connect this up ?

"\lR. TL'R\lilt : \'cs, .:r.

your motion ,o .*.tul'l.lno 
rvr, entertain

_-.;l*",n :n. trial judge did not specificailvrule on the iailure of the state ;;";;.;;;;or 
,'cojrrccr up', rhe er.idence ;, ;;.i

:]:ll:]l ruling apparentr).on the srate,sexpectation to ..cqnn961 1,,r."

"JuDGE rr;;;.^""""'
1.ou reave i, ."r?I' ,ll"t1'l *h.r' don':

.ntir you o" ;";"..1:: rfo. 
to.n,,ticetion

,.}IR. 
TURNER:

rvith me. 
That rvill be all right

''JUDGE LINDSE-Y: That ans\r.ersy<rur objection, -\Ir. palughi. --.e.r !r s

"]IR. pALUGHI: yes, sir.,,
.-\gain, the trial cor

,t,. ou1..tion ;;;;i" 
railed to rule on

.,.xcluCe ,,".. 
"i"O-irlrrant 

and no motion ro
R.rrher o.;;";"":"# appeilant's counser.

,, i,t, r".rin;"",r:" il::r::'T,:1,, 
.?:,.I;l

connected up.

Concerning the 3SZ magnum pistol
Ti:k:d,,Rareigh Crark,,,,h.-.r. ;;nr.r^o;"-,

i;X;l 
," testimony concerning it as fot-

A. ..\ll right, sir.
that_rro r"";';..;i,llL.J., i,,: J":,,ff:partir;11ln1 qnn I

:',- .., got it from -\Ir. Charles Norris-I.believe he is the -ff"y,o, e.o ;;,,;";-\Iillry.
...\IR. I'.\LUGHI: I
can connect this gun l1',1m;r,.h:r:r.",,r:
"JUDGE LINDSEy: How is that?
"lIR. pALUGHI: The last we heardabout this gun it was I
mayor to lt.. lvorri.tutlrt: :.;;:,iJ;::not been on the stand .

chain. r ;;il il.tyet 
to connect the

tron. reserve an objec-

.,JUDGE 
LTNDSEt

offered ;t in er;aencel,: 
\l'elt, he hasn't

And finally, at the
state's case, ;. il.. 

conclusion of the

the fouowing';;;;;:"' ror defense made

"]IR. P.\LUGHI: Without resting thedefense mol,es to exclude the state,s evi-dence.

,L

The srare also t
*,. .,^ t. io * i ;;JJ,:];i ;::ll"Xl ;,,r"Iprstols which rvere delir.ered ,."r.-,r",oilby various larv enfr
cluded * cro ,--., )a)rcement 

agencies' In-.:: margtlu:TI rei.9l1.g;, 
"r.,a

.JJ re'olvrr, ,rre .ig .e,lol,..,r. ;";';;: ":r-
revolr.er. Dr. Grubl
not make .on,,p.."rir" 

tcstified that hq' did

.zz c"liue, l,;i;;',: 
ballistic tests on the

huI.t, ,rere';;.l; ,,tt""e 
the .22 caliber

.32 bultet;;;,:,1' -too 
small to match the

G,,bb, ,,;;;"t'h;;':' the ceceased. Dr.

and .J2 caliber ,.r.o,t 
o'o test i'oth the .i8

c;re wourd *.,J,nl'l'"J#,,t:,il,:.';l_.:
tvttiess concluded his

;:T,l:,1"" b., .,^,i,,*"iill"li"l.,i.li:.
icrrus ilod grcor.es fr.om the tr.,:,.,, oi ,i"n'eapons delivired to ! .

burr.r ,ur,rcrr iri.o" ai,lii,rtoutd 
match the

^.^Follorving 
Dr. Grublis, testimony, the

111e 
asain sou<ht to introd,,..;;;'r,..;

Jacker of the bullet rvhich u.as l,*0" ,r"rntlte pistol marked ,.Raleigh CI";f ;;;,_
il,:l:,i||.defense interposed the folrorving

".\tR. TURNER, In
Exh i bit j, 

- 

*.-"1"r,0",,I'iilo 
"i?.::1,: ;;-v;fence at this time subject to this steel

f:,|,:u.,,':',i: li',.,,, ;o;.l.rked 
stater

Ll.l.g,p r,"," ;;;';:J;:':1',#'J,t*:l;
tts delivery to Dr. Grubbs.

,MR., 
e.tLtiGHi: Judge, rve object.lhey ha\.en't .horrn *f

when it *.;;;;,;;".u"n:".', came from,

J:',r,]! Lr\DSEy: r)on,t you have itmark..d for :ucnriiic_ation 
?



400 Al,r. 277 SOUTEERN BEPORTER, 2d SER,IES

l.lNI)SIIY : You are

"^\lR. \\'ithorit s)r

".1 L:I)GI.l 1-INDSiiy: (.)h, rr.ithirut
irrg. \'o:rr ntotjort u,ili Lrc clenir.cl.'.

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,,i tlrr ir
,.;,,,';ir.

l'hrrs. thc appcllal)t's collrsel attcnrptrd tIjaI rll(' (l( lerldant actuall.\ made the call;.{i
tr.r cxcludc ul! tht: statc.s c\.idc.cc *.ith r_rnc 

other than thc call itsr:if. The court *;.:t&
irroad nlotion to e-xcluclc. .,\lthorigh rhc on t1 hold that the trial court crred in nd'tF
state failcd to "connect" thc pistols a,,l granting aPpcllant's motion and reverse(..ffi
fragnrt'nts. thc counsr.l for appeilant failctl I-Iorve Yer, in the instant casc, the ,pp.ffarn .':S,
t() point out in $'llat particular marncr thc made no spet:ific nlotioll to exclude Uc'#:
Statt_. faile<I. l,rrllrr fragmerrrs or the pistols on tha:ffi

statt:'s failure to ',connr^ct up', the .uidanca lS.
t1] 1'he gcncral nrlc as to cor:ditro,alli. ii rirlrrld seem to lte iltcttml;ent upon 6p i,;

adlnittcrl elrdence rvas citcd u'ilh i11,1,:-or-;-, defcrtsc c()llnsel to make his motion in such ,,i
irt.'\lriLirn:;i l'oiici'(orr,1,i(r.\,\'..\ilc:r, Jl, fortll th:rt tlre trial jrrrirle could discerlt .i-'
-:il;r. {llr, lis 5o.661, ancl is a: f<ilio\:, '.'. 1',:,t oi t}rc statc's eYidcncc the appellanl ii

l,irr. :i;al a()urt tidrni'- r.,.:ilcl-,.,
(,\rl ul,.l((.i.(,,.. Oii thc lrrontisr r-if cc,ttn:,.1
ll.:: lt, ,r':.. ll.ltr nr:il-:r :l C,,::1,,-:r;tt 1..
tlrt lrtro.llr:t.tiu:r t,i conlrrCtilri. cr.;,j, r;tt
,ii slrc:'c h, ter:-,1r,;i-ir;.i1-r si.l::.,:r;r;: (i*
ri trrr:1, s ;::: o'lr-itctiorr t() Illc jltli.orliii.-
tio,li of tvidcnce Ltcausc <;I l:is irlil,iliir
ttt decirlr tllc riu(,siiolr of its corrrl,c:cr:c..
at thit time. and lro furthtr ruli:r..l is rt,_
r:lt(':i(rl r)r n i,J(. ti1t. r;ttr siint ;,i i,r ll:t
ari:r;i,cirlt\t\ r,i titf
:';.i.iil,,:: 1i.1,;,c:r;.

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i'.r;-i inIit_\' ta, c(rirsi(lcr r-orrciiI iunlrlIr. ;rd:ni rtc,l
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,ii,l hc 1no\.(,Ir, t.xclt:r1,.,;i l,(,aiil:(r.i,i tit(
l:icii r.,f rc]cylii;C.r. 'l'lt,. Cr,1r.t ]tr.l!1. i)tjr.)-
.:.';l;. titat f:,ilrr:-c tu r(,nc\\.lir: r:iOil,,n r,:-t.
elr::irLl ii f: i,;;; 61,11sj1lgrirr: tlte. crr:rr1,r:rl;lt.r
tli ritt. cr-idt lrc( r)r ilJ)i)r.ir!. I rr ])c::i:l;l::r v.
}l;rlc, l(ri .\lr. il.l. !X/ S,r.:lri 5,.). lirirl l;;111i
\\':'-: Clliir11r'(i r., iilr t1rir.l1r :i;ril tlic .\.i.tr:.r,l.r)t.
( (,ll!-l u i,L :it,ei:r Crr:t.r,]r r i::! ti,. ir.tr,,
Ct:iiic,:t oi J,,.rssilitr- pr-cjri.licllil ryiilt,;:..t.
'j-lr.; c, lltr rr;rrst'r'rt1i,,-r: h:rrl i:it:-tr.1.,1..1.;l ;t
c( it:lill t(,1(.irlt(-),lr C()ir\ c:.s:i,iioti lilt.1 lltt rlt.-
icl:sc l|lrtl,,, :t 1.I()ti\tl t{, c_\cln(l(. Ia.:t:it.l1t,.
a,': ('( ! I:ilrl llrr c:rll. 'i'lt, rl..i,.;r., r:r, ::, .,

s.('i.: r() c-\:clurjr. Iit:ccntl-v, in Burton v.:ii.i,. ..lS ,,1r,..\1r1r. 713, :,;; So.}] .i03. this
r'i,:::'i lrl,lij tit:rt zilrscttt il tll(rljolt ,O a*alUd.
c,.;rriiiir,il;irl., ad:n:ttcd t,r.irlt,n,.t, there ryas
l,.r ,-,i-t-r,t' lr;'i jCtr,.(.d i()r 1.(,\.iC\\. ]n the in-
sii!t:: c;ts(. li:c a1';,c1in:rt's c()LltlSCl made a
l,:'t:':r,j. !lt-r:t.t-aI ntotic_rn tr,r cr,:lurii, the state,s
c,.;iir:rr:e. \\,'ithcrrit I)arii(:rlitrities as to
r', hat cr.idence he u,antecl e-rcluded, there
\\'as llot pie5cntcd to tlir trial court $ith
srifficiclt cr,j-tainiv a motion rlhich can br
:!'\:r.\\Cii I . liti. CoUr-i. \,, t tl0 noi SanC-

i,:i, i',.,;< ,,.1 l,i. tlrt. Stiire ia
'i-t r: i::i1 t,-, :ir p:..lrtis 'r,i/.t:' i1,,' i,,::it ir,(.(rr5()l ltatl n,.tl
'l.r -.ir 1ri:ruis c()ltstituted a

C{)ri:tr(,{.):j. ii,r:cii.l' :rr,]d lr:lr'l nr., lilaCe in
Iiic i: lLl c,i ti:is clt.r,. :\ppcllant.s motion
irr . r,': ',,, iirc s!l,lt.'. cr itit.ricr, was too
),r-i.r;1,.1 11.. ii r.;rr-;-ictl $.rtl: it t._r.t:_\\,itncss tes_
iiit:.rli-r' tir:lr tirt :ipp,.:l)a:r.. fircd the fatal
sl:,I lr. ut,ll ::. lut ii-,cril1i:rior). slittelnellt al-
lcl.,llr lliirlr: l.r ;rlrpcil;rlrt t{l ]-coil Roscot,
viz.. " l rhr:ri. I slt,-rt lri;r irr thc hcad.',
l l:rti thc r'notir.)ii lo t.scl.,:,lc lrt.cl limited to
;rll ic:ijritlrr,r. r.t.llr1iltg" io l,ll lrislols but thc
t'l:l'lt irist, l, jt r,.,,irl,l )r:r., t. lrcct.r reversiblt
t': r(r' i() ].-11, rri.r rr-:l]r,rl tlt,- y_.rotjCr:t.

I4 i I)rjor to crrt,..rirrt uJ)olt the trial of
ii,i: a;:t, iri,r,tii:r;i iij.ti ., tr riltcn ntotiotr
t(r ,c(tr.iirc tllr slirt(, thrrrrrgh the I)istrict
-\i1,r;1.'r' ;rir,l :irr: :.iirl.iii, to pr<lduCe fOf
i:rsp's31;61', l,,r'his Atto;-n(,., copies of all

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MITCIIELL v' STATE
('itl rrs ?77 Srr.2d 3{)l'r

hotes, affidzr\.it-\, slxtements. and reports gro nlalcs. lt is to Le noted that appellant

,,rr,,,r. r"0 collccted b1'them in the coursc dirl not call a single menlbcr of the jurl

,,i ,n.;, inr.cstigatiorr of this homicide. lle cotnmission to gi\c tcstintotll as to the

.p..;i;."tt. siruFht co1,ie. of all)'statelllcr'lt ccrntpositiorl of the jurl-rolls in \\'ashing-

ul,,,lc lrl.appeJlarrt atid other rvitrrcsscs and ton Countl'. The trial court properly ovcr-

l,articularly a cop) oi the F'.R.1. rcport. rulecl appellant's motion to strike the jrrry

lfhe tcstimon.v developed that the F'R'I' re- r'enire facias'

1,ort did not contain an)' statement, rvritlett

or t1, oral refercnce, made by appellant'
'l'he F.B.I. report $'as essentially a summa-

rf in narrative 'form of intervieu's rvith

,]"rious rvitnesses. There l'erc no signed

stirtcmer)ts l,\' alt) $'itrle.,ts intervic$'ed lrr'

tl..r F.D.]., t'l()r \\'ils tht'rt a 't'erillcatiort as

1() accura(:\' ttf thc su:nl:lar-\' trtadt lrl' titt'
ir', rstigati:,'l of f iccrs. 'l'irc nlrrlioil to l)l-r t-

ril:cr: r', lls ,.,r :'ritrl irr lltt l:'iai cr'llt-i -l'hcre

\\ii- rt(/ (ri(': i1; dctt\l::r iht nr'-'lillil 1(' iri-('-

rlr:cc. Sltrrlil r'. St:rtt. l''l 'rill' i('s, l1{'

>,.frl S16: Sr.ncicrs \'. :1;Lti, l' s '^tl:r' -153'

l;,r i.).ld .i.: : ii,,rarrrtr i. Stit.:, '13 .\1i..

.\pir. ir)'.r. l()7 >(,.:(l i.:;. .\ialrr.r r. Statc,

,10 .r,l;r.;\r'i,. 13). 111,) So.lii 25Li; \';rughr,

r'. St:rrc, 2-i nll.,\pp. Zil-l, 1'13 So. 211'

i5,] -\t;i,tllant aiso {ilcd a nlotior) t('
..:::'":e the iil:'r vc1lire {acias orr the tlr()llll(l
ll.-: r'., ::.'.:. :L:'l \t'{:r't' 111;'' t1' 1'1';'r'

i r,ll.. .::t'iir.1,'ti frt,ttl rl,'. jur-r' rtrli: -i il'
j!: ()1,:ir.ri jt:,i:t' attrl crrcrtii citr l: t'i \\ lrtlt-
i:i;ton (.o,utlt:i \\'tr(' clilleci as rl ittlt'sst's t'rt'

;ri,l)cl1iLrtt, -\ccortlirrg ti) t1"!3 testilll()lli ()i

tht: proirlLtc jrrcigc, thc \('[:ro pol)rllatiotl r-ri

\\;,.irir,gl,rtt Cou:r'.r ar rhc 1:nlt t,f tr-i'rl

r.:,' tllirt''' '.i.r 1 lrircclir \ctrt' l'lril i;:"r
i 5,r) i,crr'r:ii oi tltt iut:rl l)i)l)ti;i'iir't'. '''i
\\ a:ir:t:qtr,:, ( oul.il s.:ls icmalc. l'llt't''
v.r':-t eiei t',-fivt jttt'trrs oii il:t rt'ttirc'lrcitrl
.r'r'crtti'-fivt rctjulrtr :irrrl tctt slrccilti jur.rrs,

.'\t'cor<lirlt: to thc tc:titrlottv of tltc tircrrit
r'lt lk ii tirt' ju11 rolls rl ert: in frotrt o{ hirrt

r( ar'rlld ::(,t pusrlivclv iCe:ltiil tltt s('r oi
t r t;r iuri.r ()ir ihu list rtL)I' a,r,,lil |rg 1',r:i-
I rtl-, :dt';:';r tite t'lrcL r,f (\('l\ irr.r\'ti. {t'1

ilrr li.l. 'i'irt, t'lcrk \\'(ilI ( il 1,, s:r\. th:tr- lir
i,,,,i;i;q- r,i t i- tlrc r.cit:l'.. l:.1 ill' ri-tit't-r'-fi',,
;:;rr-r1-5 111 I(.c!)glfiZc,-l t\\'ritt\ -r.)llu fr't.tt:t]t S

(', '|l'l;)(rsc(r oi lroilt tltit:s. I le frirt'hcl tcsti-
1:r ri 1|11,r iltr:r \\'at'C ' -1"111,r-'i ,ri \el:'t,,
"': ,1.. :.:. I ...:ll:,.,t:t 1 . 'r,g 1.,.--.1'1t.1r' .\' :r\'..'11

:; :,. !... ...,'.1 , r.,..., .]-,. 1.,..t:'tl,r': :i: frr r, \t'-\.,rt:r,l i,l,l\i ..

Ala. 40I

In Suair', r'. ,.\lairama, 380 U.S. 202, 85

S.Ct. 82-+, 13 I-.Ed.2d 7 -:9, \Ir. Justice
\\:hite r,r'ritrr:g for the marjority said:

"\:enirr: dra$'tr fronr the jurf i]ox made

rrlr itr th:s nlanntr tlllquestional)lv cor'-

tained a. s:ttalier prol)ortiotl of the Ncgr<r

c()lrmliI'.;'.) tlt:rrl of thc'rvhitc c'rttrtrtrtnit)"

But a di'ft-irrlant irr lt crimirliLl case is not

co;rs'.i',\-::r ):)rrlll cntitir'-1 to rictllatld :r 1;i't-r-

j)!,rtio:,:.:. :,lttlll,t': c,i his r;11(' ()r' thc

irtrv r'.i::cl: ir:,: lilt:l tloi- on tllc vcriire

or ir:r.. r.-'ll froni ui,ich pt'tit j111irrs u'rt'

dliiilt.t. r ' *'r

.)t.'tliii r":,. i'rll<'s td 1r,v this cotlrt ill .ltlll-
ior r'. Str,tt, -1I ,\lir'-\p1r. 51S, 2i7 Str'2rl

s++.

\erl \', c corlsidcr rl-rc colllcntioll ad-

\ ir:r,.'r'(l 1,r a1,r'tllarli i'l his l;rici that tht
t:: ..'rr::1 "t,'t r:: Ill'\iirl'((;i,r:l: \:"-:'
t.r..,,:i:..':, ,. ; , :];, -l;:it r:l ;.],, l:.r:1t'

ch;rt:1,'1.: ', :l;.css't't. l;i cl; ilr : i(' i)rii!' llll-

dcrst::t,ll ti:'.' irllt'gt il trr()r:. \\'L 1'I.r-5/' Ili

hcre ccrilLiil Iilrt'; of tlrt' Stir*'c's rI ol'c'r-x-

anri:r:rtior: 'rr lri.'lt ri t:t't olr,jtcted ttr 1'r' alrpcl-
t. ...t.!J i L.

"(-] -,-: I i lilr.r . \\ irlll(i \'o"i coti:itlt r

ti:t rt'l::iir'lit)ll r-rf sollle()11( l]ooll $hc'

O\\ li: lL:lL- Ciil.riL-s e lil!l Or pistoi i'

"llli. i'.\l-I.'(;lII : Crirjection.

".t, i ti,'li'i kttos irttlthing ll1'otlt tltirt'

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