Supreme Court of Florida· 6/21/2007

Franklin v. State

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965 So. 2d 79
2007 WL 1774414

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holding that evidence of prior violent felony was properly admitted where there was no evidence of emotional display by witnesses and testimony was not central feature of penalty phase
holding that a victim’s statements to a friend and co-worker after being shot were nontestimonial
finding evidence that the victim’s family was devastated and that the victim’s friends were “hurt pretty bad” did not exceed the proper bounds of victim impact evidence as established by section 921.141(7) and Payne
“Lack of resistance or provocation by the victim can indicate both a cold plan to kill as well as negate any pretense of justification.”
“In a number of cases, we have cited the defendant’s procurement of a weapon in - 41 - advance of the crime as indicative of preparation and heightened premeditated design.”
“In a number of cases, we have cited the defendant’s procurement of a weapon in advance of the - 21 - crime as indicative of preparation and heightened premeditated design.”

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