Supreme Court of Florida

Defendant's convictions for first degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, burglary and attempted robbery and a death sentence are affirmed in its entirety as, inter alia: 1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excusing a prospective juror for cause; 2) the trial court did not err when it instructed the jury that it could consider the avoid arrest aggravating circumstance; 3) the trial court properly denied a motion to suppress because defendant was fully informed of his right to have counsel appointed; and 4) defendant's claim that Apprendi requires that a unanimous twelve-person jury make the findings of fact to determine eligibility for the death penalty is rejected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/03/2010
• Published 06/03/2010

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, FL, and Lisa-Marie Lerner, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Appellee.