People Vs Linton Case Summary
Case Analysis
People vs Linton
56 Cal 4th 1146
Facts: On November 29, 1994, twelve year old Melissa Middleton was murdered by Daniel Andrew Linton in San Jacinto, California. On November 29, Melissa was sick and stayed home from school. She was instructed by her mom, Linda, to stay in bed and take her medicine. Linda called to check up on her at noon, but Melissa did not answer the phone. Linda just thought that Melissa might have been sleeping. When Linda got home from work that day in the afternoon she unlocked the front door and called for her daughter but received no response. Linda went into Melissa’s room but she was not in there. Everything in the home seemed normal, Linda went into the master bedroom and she saw Melissa sitting …show more content…
After calling her a few times then touching her Linda realized Melissa was dead. Linda tried to resuscitate her and after a few failed attempts, Linda ran to the neighbors house to call 911. The police arrived shortly after, there was no sign of forced entry. Detective Michael Lynn saw a strange mark on Melissa’s neck, he also found a broken headphone cord in the master bed room. Forensic pathologist Dr. Choi determined from the autopsy that Melissa died of asphyxiation due to strangulation. At around 4:30 pm detective Glenn Stotz began to canvass the neighborhood to see if anyone heard or saw anything. The first house the detective went to was of defendant Linton. Linton was hired a few months back to watch the Middleton’s pets while they went on vacation. According to the Middleton’s they never got their keys back to the house. Linton told the detective that he had been home all day but did not hear or see anything out of the ordinary. Linton told the detective that he did not know Melissa very well, but that she was good friends with his little sister. Detectives later went back to Linton’s house where he and his sister both answered the front door. Detectives just wanted to confirm that Linton did not know
People vs Linton
56 Cal 4th 1146
Facts: On November 29, 1994, twelve year old Melissa Middleton was murdered by Daniel Andrew Linton in San Jacinto, California. On November 29, Melissa was sick and stayed home from school. She was instructed by her mom, Linda, to stay in bed and take her medicine. Linda called to check up on her at noon, but Melissa did not answer the phone. Linda just thought that Melissa might have been sleeping. When Linda got home from work that day in the afternoon she unlocked the front door and called for her daughter but received no response. Linda went into Melissa’s room but she was not in there. Everything in the home seemed normal, Linda went into the master bedroom and she saw Melissa sitting …show more content…
After calling her a few times then touching her Linda realized Melissa was dead. Linda tried to resuscitate her and after a few failed attempts, Linda ran to the neighbors house to call 911. The police arrived shortly after, there was no sign of forced entry. Detective Michael Lynn saw a strange mark on Melissa’s neck, he also found a broken headphone cord in the master bed room. Forensic pathologist Dr. Choi determined from the autopsy that Melissa died of asphyxiation due to strangulation. At around 4:30 pm detective Glenn Stotz began to canvass the neighborhood to see if anyone heard or saw anything. The first house the detective went to was of defendant Linton. Linton was hired a few months back to watch the Middleton’s pets while they went on vacation. According to the Middleton’s they never got their keys back to the house. Linton told the detective that he had been home all day but did not hear or see anything out of the ordinary. Linton told the detective that he did not know Melissa very well, but that she was good friends with his little sister. Detectives later went back to Linton’s house where he and his sister both answered the front door. Detectives just wanted to confirm that Linton did not know