State v. Pickett’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[State]: Taking all of that into consideration, Doctor, and talking about events taking place prior to, during and after the death of Mr. Cleve [sic], do you have an opinion as to whether or not at the time of his death Kevin Ware possessed the specific intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm on Mr. Cleveland [sic]? [Mr. Deshotels]: Objection, Your Honor, subject to. . . . [The Court]: Your objection is noted and overruled. [Dr. Robertson]: It is my opinion that he did.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 980 So. 2d 730 - State v. Ware

2. “Given this evidence, a reasonable jury could have concluded that the Defendant was at the scene of the crime. Even without the expert's opinion, the answer to the ultimate issue in the case was obvious and the guilty verdict was unattributable to the erroneous testimony. Therefore, the expert's opinion was harmless error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 980 So. 2d 730 - State v. Ware