845 So. 2d 74 - Lugo v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 district · 49 state decisions

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1. “(1) an ongoing organization, formal or informal, with a common purpose of engaging in a course of conduct, which (2) functions as a continuing unit.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Rutherford v. State · Miller v. State

2. “After several failed attempts at locating and capturing Schiller, on November 15, 1994, the group finally succeeded in abducting him.... Doorbal and Weekes grabbed Schiller, and Weekes subdued Schiller, shocking him with a stun gun. Another cohort, Sanchez, assisted Door-bal and Weekes in forcing Schiller into a waiting van. Inside the van, Schiller was handcuffed and duct tape was placed over his eyes. A gun was placed at Schiller’s head, and his. wallet and jewelry [were] removed as the van proceeded to a warehouse that Delgado had rented. He also received additional shocks with the stun gun and he was kicked. Lugo arrived at the warehouse shortly after Doorbal and the others arrived with Schiller. Schiller’s captors demanded a list of his assets[,] which Schiller initially refused to provide. The refusal resulted in [him] being slapped, shocked with the stun gun, and beaten with a firearm. Weekes questioned Schiller about his assets, based on information provided by Lugo and Delgado. Schiller testified that after he again refused to provide the requested information, he was told that he was going to engage in a game of Russian Roulette.... Schiller’s captors proceeded to read a highly accurate list of his assets to him, demanding that he corroborate what they already knew and that he add to the list assets of which they were not aware. The captors also apprised Schiller that they knew the alarm code for entry into his home.... The captors further threatened that if Schille”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2 So. 3d 1 - Lugo v. State · 983 So. 2d 464 - Doorbal v. State

3. “(1) Lugo was not a totally immoral person and had exhibited great acts of kindness in the past (little weight); (2) Lugo’s execution would have a negative impact on his elderly mother (little weight); (3) Lugo exhibited appropriate courtroom behavior (little weight); (4) Lugo assisted the police ... in finding the torsos of Griga and Furton (very little weight); and (5) life terms for Lugo for each of the murders would permanently remove him as a menace to society (little weight).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 2 So. 3d 1 - Lugo v. State