MIDDLETON

v.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Citator

Cited By (85 total)

• Straight v. State, 397 So. 2d 903 (Fla. 1981)
  …factual findings and the facts establish this statutory factor. See, e. g., Washington v. State, 362 So. 2d 658 (Fla.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 937, 99 S.Ct. 2063, 60 L.Ed.2d 666 (1979); Funchess v. State, 341 So. 2d 762 (Fla.1975), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 878, 98 S.Ct. 231, 54 L.Ed.2d 158 (1977). Upon our review of the sentencing proceedings and the court’s findings based on the whole record, we conclude that there was no prejudicial error in the sentencing phase and that the court properly found severa…
• Heiney v. State, 447 So. 2d 210 (Fla. 1984)
  …he victim’s head. The medical examiner testified that the injuries to the victim’s hands were probably defense wounds caused by the victim’s holding his hands up to try to protect himself. See Adams v. State, 341 So. 2d 765 (Fla.1976), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 878, 98 S.Ct. 232, 54 L.Ed.2d 158 (1977). We also find no merit to Heiney’s assertion that the trial judge considered the Texas shooting of Phillips by Heiney as a nonstatutory aggravating factor. The trial judge expressly stated that he did not consid…
• Palmes v. State, 397 So. 2d 648 (Fla. 1981)
  …of this statutory factor, was amply supported by the evidence. See, e. g., Washington v. State, 362 So. 2d 658 (Fla.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 937, 99 S.Ct. 2063, 60 L.Ed.2d 666 (1979); Funchess v. State, 341 So. 2d 762 (Fla.1975), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 878, 98 S.Ct. 231, 54 L.Ed.2d 158 (1977). The evidence was sufficient and there was no reversible error. Therefore we affirm the conviction of first-degree murder. There were three aggravating circumstances, supported by the evidence, and no mitigating…