Fletcher v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, two counts of grand theft of a motor vehicle, home-invasion robbery, two counts of burglary, and escape. The trial court imposed a sentence of death for the murder. The Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and death sentence, holding, (1) the trial court did not err in denying Defendant’s motion to sever certain of the charges; (2) the trial court did not err in denying Defendant’s motion to suppress his post-arrest statement; (3) any references that were made to defendant’s incarceration at the time of his escape were not so prejudicial as to vitiate the entire trial; (4) the prosecutor did not commit misconduct during guilt-phase closing statements or penalty-phase closing arguments; (5) the sentencing order was proper; (6) Defendant’s constitutional challenge to Florida’s capital sentencing scheme was without merit under established Florida precedent; and (7) the death sentence was not disproportionate in this case.
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