TOMPKINS v. STATE

No. 67974.

502 So.2d 415 (1986)

Wayne TOMPKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, and Robert F. Moeller, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and James A. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


BARKETT, Justice.

Wayne Tompkins appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and the sentence of death imposed by the trial judge in accordance with the jury's recommendation. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm both the conviction and sentence.

The victim, Lisa DeCarr, aged 15, disappeared from her home in Tampa on March 24, 1983. In June 1984, the victim's skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave under the house along...

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