Walker v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 state decisions

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1. ““Walker’s guilt is nearly stipulated. He committed an armed robbery of a liquor store, taking all of the store’s money from the one employee that he knew to be on the premises. A second employee viewed the robbery from his vantage point behind a one-way mirror, summoned the police and then locked himself in the rest room. After getting possession of all of the money, the defendant [applicant] ordered the one employee that he was aware of to get into a closet. Walker then occupied himself searching in the office for additional loot. However, several police officers arrived shortly. Walker then made the employee leave the closet and go to the store, threatening to shoot him if he told of Walker’s presence. Walker then took his place in the closet. The employee soon felt safe in telling the officers that the man they were seeking was in the back. When they opened the door to the back, Walker opened fire. One of his four shots struck Officer Lucas in the leg. Officer Cummings fired one shot which struck Walker. Walker surrendered. * * * * '¡: “ * * * Walker not only perpetrated an armed robbery, but demonstrated a malignity of heart when he tried four times to kill a police officer. It is against Walker’s will at that time that he is not a murderer. * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Walker v. Love