Supreme Court of Florida· 9/4/1997

Walker v. State

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707 So. 2d 300
1997 WL 539438

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directing trial courts to conduct \a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of any evidence that mitigates against the imposition of the death penalty\
directing trial courts to conduct \a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of any evidence that mitigates against the imposition of the death penalty\
upholding voluntariness of confession where defendant was questioned for six hours, provided drinks, and allowed use of restroom, and detectives never threatened capital punishment or promised more than to tell prosecutor defendant cooperated
finding that although it was wholly improper for the prosecutor to ask whether Walker may kill again, the question was isolated, and the trial court properly instructed the jurors as to the aggravating facts they could consider; therefore, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt
\This Court has explained that `the probability of recurring violent acts by the defendant if he is released on parole in the distant future' is not a proper aggravating circumstance in Florida.\
“[T]he State may not attach aggravating labels to factors that actually should militate in favor of a lesser penalty . . . .”

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