107 So. 3d 262 - Hall v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “On July 10, 2008, Enoch Hall was indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Florida Department of Corrections Officer Donna Fitzgerald. Hall was an inmate at [Tomoka Correctional Institution (TCI) j, who worked as a welder in the Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. (PRIDE) compound where inmates work refurbishing vehicles. Sergeant Suzanne Webster was working as the TCI control room supervisor, where she was responsible for getting a count from all areas of the prison as to the number of inmates in each area. When Webster had not heard from Fitzgerald, who was working in the PRIDE compound that night, Webster radioed Officer Chad Weber, who went to the PRIDE facility with Sergeant Bruce MaeNeil to search for Fitzgerald. Weber saw Hall run through an open door on the other end of one of the PRIDE buildings and Weber and MaeNeil pursued Hall. Weber caught up to Hall, who repeatedly stated “I freaked out. I snapped. I killed her.” Hall responded to Weber’s commands and placed his hands on the wall and was handcuffed. Weber took possession of the PRIDE keys that Hall had in his hands. Officer Chad Birch shouted from inside the building, “Officer down!” and Hall remained outside with other officers while Captain Shannon Wiggins and Officers Weber and MaeNeil entered the building and located Fitzgerald’s body. Fitzgerald’s body was found lying face down on top of a cart in the paint room. The upper part of her body was wrapped in gray wool blankets,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. & SC16-224 Enoch D. Hall v. State of Florida & Enoch D. Hall v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

2. “A jury trial commenced on October 12, 2009. Daniel Radcliffe, a crime scene investigator for FDLE, testified that he found two packets of pills in a file cabinet in the paint room of PRIDE where the body was discovered. The pill packets had an inmate’s name on them, Franklin Prince, and were labeled Ibuprofen 800 milligrams and Carbamaze-pine, a generic equivalent of Tegretol, 200 milligrams, an anti-seizure medication. Hall’s white T-shirt was found in a .bucket of water with other shirts in the paint room, and Hall’s pants were found in a pile of clothes, also in the paint room. Months later, Hall’s blue prison shirt was found lodged on top of a paint booth. Granules of Speedy Dry, an oil absorbent material, were found on the ground in front of the welding shed and in a coffee can next to the shed. The granules tested positive for blood and DNA testing confirmed that it was Fitzgerald’s. A broom found nearby had Fitzgerald’s blood on the broom head. Blood was found on the walls of the welding shed. Also found in the welding shed was a cap, which had Fitzgerald’s blood on it. "Hall’s clothes, including his underwear, tested- positive for Fitzgerald’s blood. A sexual assault analysis was performed on Fitzgerald’s body. Jillian White, a crime lab analyst with the FDLE, testified that there was no evidence of semen on the body. Wiggins testified that he was a commander of the TCI rapid response team and as part of his job would search prisons for weapons. Wiggins testified that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. & SC16-224 Enoch D. Hall v. State of Florida & Enoch D. Hall v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

3. “In the trial court's Sentencing Order, the court found five aggravators: (1) previously convicted of a felony and under sentence of imprisonment-great weight; (2) previously convicted of another capital felony or of a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person-great weight; (3) committed to disrupt or hinder the lawful exercise of any governmental function or the enforcement of laws-great weight; (4) especially heinous, atrocious or cruel [ (HAC) ]-very great weight; (5) cold, calculated, and premeditated [ (CCP) ]-very great weight; (6) the victim of the capital felony was a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her official duties-no weight-merged with aggravator number 3 as listed above. In mitigation, the sentencing court found no statutory mitigators and eight non-statutory mitigating circumstances: (1) Hall was a good son and brother-some weight; (2) Hall's family loves him-little weight; (3) Hall was a good athlete who won awards and medals-little weight; (4) Hall was a victim of sexual abuse-some weight; (5) Hall was productively employed while in prison-some weight; (6) Hall cooperated with law enforcement-some weight; (7) Hall showed remorse-little weight; and (8) Hall displayed appropriate courtroom behavior-little weight. The trial court concluded that the aggravating circumstances far outweighed the mitigation and gave great weight to the jury's unanimous recommendation of death. Thus, the trial court imposed the sentence ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 246 So. 3d 210 - Hall v. State