Larkin v. State
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After a jury trial at which Appellant represented himself, Appellant was convicted of the first-degree murders of his parents and sentenced to death. The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and death sentences, holding (1) the trial court did not err by allowing Appellant to continue to represent himself during a hearing regarding Appellant’s competence to proceed; (2) Appellant’s challenge to the constitutionality of Florida’s capital sentence statute under Ring v. Arizona was without merit; (3) competent, substantial evidence supported the convictions; and (4) the death sentences imposed in this case were proportionate.
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