808 So. 2d 1237 - King v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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48 state decisions

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1. “King's sixth contention, that Apprendi applies to Florida's capital sentencing statute and the maximum sentence under the statute is death, has been decided adversely to King's position. See Mills v. Moore, 786 So.2d 532, 537-38 (Fla.2001), cert. denied, 532 U.S. 1015 , 121 S.Ct. 1752 , 149 L.Ed.2d 673 (2001); see also Brown v. Moore, 800 So.2d 223 (Fla.2001) (rejecting claims that aggravating circumstances are required to be charged in indictment, submitted to jury during guilt phase, and found by unanimous jury verdict); Mann v. Moore, 794 So.2d 595, 599 (Fla.2001) (same). We are aware that the United States Supreme Court very recently granted certiorari in State v. Ring, 200 Ariz. 267 , 25 P.3d 1139 (2001), cert. granted, ___ U.S. ___, 122 S.Ct. 865 , 151 L.Ed.2d 738 (2002); however, we decline to grant a stay of execution following our precedent on this issue, on which the Supreme Court has denied certiorari. Thus, King is not entitled to relief on this issue.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 824 So. 2d 127 - King v. Moore · 824 So. 2d 115 - Bottoson v. Moore

2. “[U]nless a criminal defendant can show bad faith on the part of the police, failure to preserve potentially useful evidence does not constitute a denial of due process of law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 872 So. 2d 230 - Tompkins v. State · 991 So. 2d 337 - Hitchcock v. State

3. “of which no more can be said than that it could have been subjected to tests, the results of which might have exonerated the defendant”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 891 So. 2d 621 - Williams v. State · 868 So. 2d 498 - Guzman v. State