Jean-Philippe v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated battery. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death for the murder. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's convictions and sentences, holding (1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of text messages sent from Appellant's cell phone to the victims; (2) the trial court did not err in finding that the murder was cold, calculated, and premeditated; (3) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in giving great weight to the finding that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel; (4) the death sentence was proportionate in this case; (5) Florida's capital sentencing scheme does not violate Ring v. Arizona; and (6) competent, substantial evidence supported the jury's finding of first-degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt.
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