Jury Selection and Instructions to the Jury
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed judgment based on the trial court unnecessarily admitting prior youthful offender adjudications and offered the following language in support. “It is doubtful whether evidence of Walton’s prior crimes was relevant at all, because that evidence did not seem to prove “any fact that is of consequence” to the resolution of the…
From the introduction: “This project, which started in fall 2020, was initially intended to be significantly smaller than it turned out to be. Our coalition of authors intended to outline ways juvenile defenders could streamline their representation of youth charged with sex offenses. As the project gained momentum, this team of trial attorneys, social workers,…
