967 So. 2d 735 - Williams v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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64 state decisions

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1. “(1) SPONTANEOUS STATEMENT.—A spontaneous statement describing or explaining an event or condition made while the declarant was perceiving the event or condition, or immediately thereafter, except when such statement is made under circumstances that indicate its lack of trustworthiness. (2) EXCITED UTTERANCE.—A statement or excited utterance relating to a startling event or condition made while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by the event or condition.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 992 So. 2d 96 - Hudson v. State · 979 So. 2d 1097 - Young v. State

2. “[T]he State need not charge felony murder in an indictment . . . to prosecute a defendant under alternative theories of premeditated and felony murder when the indictment charges premeditated murder.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Leyva v. State · 55 So. 3d 478 - Dessaure v. State

3. “Also relevant to [her] perception of her imminent death following her surgery is a recognition that she was attached to medical machinery, including a respirator, a heart monitor, and two chest tubes, of which she was clearly aware. Despite supportive attempts by hospital personnel, there is no clear evidence from the record that [she] believed she had any hope of recovery. Under these facts, we conclude that the admission of the hospital statements as dying declarations was not clearly erroneous.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 76 So. 3d 952 - Lester v. State