PARIS

v.

OHIO

Citator

Cited By

• Hartley v. State, 686 So. 2d 1316 (Fla. 1996)
  …the death penalty is a legitimate, race-neutral reason for a peremptory challenge. Walls v. State, 641 So. 2d 381 (Fla.1994), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 115 S.Ct. 943, 130 L.Ed.2d 887 (1995); Atwater v. State, 626 So. 2d 1325 (Fla.1993), cert. denied, 511 U.S. 1046, 114 S.Ct. 1578, 128 L.Ed.2d 221 (1994).. Here, the juror specifically stated that she was against the death penalty. That reason was sufficient to provide a race-neutral reason for the peremptory challenge. In his sixth claim, Hartley raises a sim…
• Dewayne Martin v. State, 728 So. 2d 775 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
  …a case based entirely on circumstantial evidence, the state has the burden of presenting evidence from which the jury can exclude every reasonable hypothesis except that of guilt. See Atwater v. State, 626 So. 2d 1325, 1328 (Fla.1993), cert. denied, 511 U.S. 1046, 114 S.Ct. 1578, 128 L.Ed.2d 221 (1994). Generally, “[w]here the only proof of guilt is circumstantial, no matter how strongly the evidence may suggest guilt, a conviction cannot be sustained unless the evidence is inconsistent with any reasonable h…
• Tauric Griggs v. State, 753 So. 2d 117 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
  …ing. The victim was given $150 just before Griggs appeared and shot the victim; the victim’s pocket was pulled out and only a $5 bill was found next to the body after Griggs left. See Atwater v. State, 626 So. 2d 1325, 1328 (Fla.1993), cert. denied, 511 U.S. 1046, 114 S.Ct. 1578, 128 L.Ed.2d 221 (1994). These facts are inconsistent with his theory that no robbery occurred and are sufficient to prove that Griggs committed an armed robbery of the victim when he shot him. Because the state met its burden of pr…