746 So. 2d 423 - Knight v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 57 state decisions

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1. “[e]ven if Knight did not make the final decision to execute the two victims until sometime during his lengthy journey to his final destination, that journey provided an abundance of time for Knight to coldly and calmly decide to kill”

   17 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Parker v. State · Pearce v. State

2. “In his first claim, [Mr. Muhammad] contends that Detective Smith’s hearsay testimony violated his right to confrontation, due process, and a reliable sentencing proceeding. The gravamen of [Mr. Muhammad’s] claim is that Detective Smith’s recounting, on rebuttal, of the helicopter pilot’s prior sworn statement violated his Confrontation Clause right to confront and cross-examine witnesses because, unlike Smith’s earlier testimony summarizing prior trial testimony, the pilot’s statement had never been subjected to adversarial testing and lacked the reliability accorded former testimony. However, because [Mr. Muhammad] never specifically objected to Smith’s testifying as to the contents of the pilot’s statement, we find this claim procedurally barred.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 905 F. Supp. 2d 1281 - Muhammad v. Tucker

3. “[B]ecause Knight never specifically objected to [the detective's] testifying as to the contents of the pilot's statement, we find this claim procedurally barred.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 894 So. 2d 817 - State v. Duncan