775 So. 2d 558 - State v. Matthis’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The evidence of where the body and items were found was already in evidence through the photographs [of the crime scene]. No new testimony was taken. . . . [and] the trial judge gave defense counsel an opportunity to re-visit the scene with all parties present [and] might have been willing to entertain further argument should it have been necessary, during which the defense could have argued relevant points about the scene.”

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

2. “Most importantly, the State presented a witness who said that the defendant was bragging at the bar that he ran over the victim with his car. The trier of fact, a seasoned Criminal District Court judge, found the witness credible. These facts are more than sufficient to support a finding that the defendant intended to kill the victim and that he succeeded in that objective.”

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

3. “in its discretion may permit the introduction of additional evidence prior to argument”

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