613 So. 2d 429 - Henry v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 25 state decisions

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1. “Around 9:30 p.m. on November 1, 1987 fire fighters and police officers responded to a fire at a fabric store in Deerfield Beach. Inside they found two of the store’s employees, Phyllis Harris, tied up in the men’s restroom, and Janet Thermidor, on the floor of the women’s restroom. Each had been hit in the head with a hammer and set on fire. Harris was dead when found. Although suffering from a head wound and burns over more than ninety percent of her body, Thermidor was conscious. After being taken to a local hospital, she told a police officer that Henry, the store’s maintenance man, had entered the office, hit her in the head, and stolen the store’s money. Henry then left the office, but returned, threw a liquid on her, and set her on fire. Thermidor said she ran to the restroom in an effort to extinguish the fire. She died the following morning. Based on Thermidor’s statement, the police began looking for Henry and found him shortly before 7:00 a.m. on November 3, at which time they arrested him. Henry initially claimed that three unknown men robbed the store and abducted him, but later made statements incriminating himself. A grand jury indicted Henry for two counts of first-degree murder, armed robbery, and arson. The jury convicted him as charged and recommended the death sentence for each of the murders, which the trial court imposed. . After being arrested, Henry made a total of six oral and taped statements. In the first two he claimed that unknown robbers forced th”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Henry v. State · 125 So. 3d 745 - Henry v. State

2. “duress will never justify the killing of an innocent third party.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 972 So. 2d 941 - Salas v. State · 917 So. 2d 329 - Driggers v. State

3. “the instant trial court carefully and conscientiously considered this case, as evidenced by the finding of two mitigators in spite of Henry's refusal to allow presentation of more testimony. Thus, we see no error arising from Henry's knowing and voluntary waiver ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Henry v. State