Maglio v. State

On June 17, 1997 at approximately 6:25 a.m., Detective Paul Yesbeck responded to a dumpster fire in Hallandale Beach. Both the dumpster and the body of Jeffrey Shubin on the ground next to the dumpster were engulfed in flames. Doctor Flanagan, a forensic pathologist, testified that the victim had been deceased a few days when he was burned, based on the significant amount of decomposition. The general timeframe for when Shubin was killed was between June 12 and 17. The cause of death was blunt head trauma. Flanagan testified that the injuries were consistent with someone bashing his head in with a wrench. Underneath Shubins face, there were several skull fractures, as well as fractures of the facial bones and jaw. Flanagan testified that it would take a large amount of force to cause that degree of fracture.