Stinson v. State

1 Citing case

  1. State v. Culkin

    97 Haw. 206 (Haw. 2001)   Cited 61 times
    Holding that the adequacy of a jury instruction is measured by determining whether the instruction clearly and correctly specifies what the jury must decide

    Only a few states have rejected the practice of juror questioning. See Matchett v. State, 364 S.E.2d 565, 566-67 (Ga. 1988);Stinson v. State, 260 S.E.2d 407, 410 (Ga.App. 1979); Wharton v. State, 734 So.2d 985, 990 (Miss. 1998); State v. Zima, 468 N.W.2d 377, 380 (Neb. 1991); Morrison v. State, 845 S.W.2d 882 (Tex.Crim.App. 1992).