161 Md. App. 34 - Rollins v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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36 state decisions

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1. “findings in an autopsy report of the physical condition of a decedent, which are routine, descriptive and not analytical,”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Cosme, Unpublished Decision (3-29-2007) · State v. Belvin

2. “HEAD: (CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM) The scalp is reflected. The calvarium of the skull was removed. The dura mater and falx cerebri were intact. There was no epidural or subdural hemorrhage present. The leptomeninges were thin and delicate. The cerebral hemispheres were symmetrical and congested. These structures at the base of the brain, including cranial nerves and blood vessels, were intact. Coronal sections through the cerebral hemispheres revealed no lesions. Transverse sections through the brainstem and cerebellum were unremarkable. The brain weighed 1320 grams. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: The pericardial surfaces were smooth, [gjlistening and unremarkable; the pericardial sac was free of significant fluid and adhesions. The coronary arteries arose normally, followed to the usual distribution and had atherosclerosis as follows: left anterior descending artery and left circumflex artery with 10-30% stenosis and the right coronary artery had 50-60% stenosis. The chambers and valves exhibited the usual size position relationship and were unremarkable. The left ventricular free wall was 1.6 cm in thickness. The myocardium was dark red-brown, firm and unremarkable; the atrium and ventricular septa were intact. The aorta and its major branches arose normally, followed the usual course, and had marked atherosclerosis. The venae cavae and their major tributaries returned to the heart in the usual distribution and were free of thrombi. The heart weighed 350 grams. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: The ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Rollins v. State

3. “On October 19, 2001, John Ebberts called his Uncle, William Garland, and asked him to determine whether his mother, the victim, seventy-one year old Irene Ebberts, was all right. Upon arriving at the victim’s house, Garland, his brother, and his brother’s wife, noticed the screen door and front door were open. They entered the home and found the victim lying in her bed. Although her oxygen machine was still operating, she was unresponsive to Garland. The paramedics subsequently arrived, responding to a “cardiac arrest” call from Garland, and pronounced the victim deceased upon arrival. After recounting the victim’s poor health and recognizing “no signs of trauma,” the paramedics turned off the victim’s oxygen machine and the police arrived shortly thereafter. Baltimore County Police Officer Richard McCampbell was the first to arrive at the scene and the victim’s relatives explained that the victim was in poor physical health. Officer McCampbell observed an open window near the victim, which had “dirt and debris” on the window sill, and noticed there was a garbage can adjacent to the open window outside the home. He subsequently contacted the Baltimore County Homicide Unit with what he deemed a “suspicious death.” Homicide Detective Childs arrived and, after noting the same observations Officer McCampbell had made, discovered that the pillows were in the middle of the bed without covers, as well as “some evidence of ransacking or searching the bedroom.” During the investigatio”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rollins v. State