931 So. 2d 807 - Lott v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 24 state decisions

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1. “even if the jury believed that Lott did speak with Jones on the Sunday afternoon in question, it still would have left plenty of room in the twenty-seven hour timeline for Lott to have committed the murder”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Overton v. State · 18 So. 3d 473 - Beasley v. State

2. “even if voluntarily followed, was nevertheless deficient because no reasonable attorney would have discouraged [defendant] from testifying.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Hayes v. State · Williams v. State

3. “On Saturday morning [Lott] went with his wife, Tammy, to his boss’s house and then to his parents’ house, where he spent much of the afternoon. His parents were planning to drive to an RV park in St. Augustine, so he agreed to watch their puppies. A picture of him with the puppies, purportedly from that Saturday, was introduced as evidence. That night, Lott went to Blockbuster to rent videos, which he returned early the next morning. Then he went for a drive with Tammy that lasted most of Sunday. They drove first to Palatka and then toward Starke so that Lott could show his wife a prison where he was once incarcerated. Arriving around noon, they circled the parking lot. While driving out of Starke, they stopped at a convenience store and then a fruit stand. Lott recalled speaking with the stand’s owner about fishing and Lake Okeechobee. Then they drove to St. Augustine to make sure that Lott’s parents made it to the RV park. He saw their RV, but did not stop to say hello because “they’d have had me the rest of the day.” Next they stopped to eat at a Sonny’s restau- rant in St. Augustine at about 2:30 p.m., paying in cash. Finally, they took the coastline down to Daytona, getting there at 4:30 p.m., and drove home to DeLand.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lott v. Attorney General