Supreme Court of Florida

A conviction for first-degree murder and a sentence of death are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the admission of hearsay statements relating to his prior violent felony convictions during the penalty phase; 2) admission of objected-to portions of defendant's taped interview with a newspaper reporter; 3) admission of hearsay statements made by the victim; 4) a refusal to accept defendant's stipulation to his prior violent felony convictions in lieu of testimony regarding the crimes; 5) improper victim impact evidence presented to the jury; 6) a cold, calculated, and premeditated aggravating factor; 7) the pecuniary gain aggravating factor; and 8) the constitutionality of Florida's capital sentencing statute under Ring.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2007
• Published 06/21/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Christopher S. Quarles, Assistant Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, FL, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Stephen D. Ake, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Appellee.