443 So. 2d 967 - Maxwell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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1. “The appellant, Chester Maxwell, and his co-defendant, Dale Griffin, were found guilty by a jury and convicted of the murder of Donald Klein. The evidence showed that Mr. Klein was playing golf with three friends at the Palmaire Country Club in Pompano Beach, Bro-ward County, when Maxwell and Griffin approached. Griffin grabbed one golfer and held a knife to his throat while appellant pulled out a revolver. The assailants robbed three of the men of their money, the fourth golfer having nothing of value on his person. From Donald Klein appellant took a gold bracelet, a gold chain and some gold pendants. Appellant also demanded Mr. Klein’s gold ring. When Klein protested that his wife had given him the ring, appellant shot him in the chest. He died within minutes. Both the heart and the lungs were severely damaged by the bullet, which was a .22 caliber rifle bullet cut off at the nose so it would fit into the pistol’s chamber.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 603 So. 2d 490 - Maxwell v. State · 603 So. 2d 490 - Maxwell v. State

2. “Moreover, if we were to reach the merits of this point we would find no error because the juror in question was properly excused.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 490 So. 2d 927 - Maxwell v. Wainwright

3. “all possessory interests and expectations of privacy in the suitcase”

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