ALCOTT v. STATE

No. 97-1689.

728 So.2d 1173 (1998)

Roger ALCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Order Certifying Question on Rehearing September 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Gary Caldwell, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeanine M. Germanowicz, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STONE, Chief Judge.

We affirm Appellant's conviction of attempted first-degree murder and armed robbery.

The record reflects sufficient evidence to prove a premeditated design to kill. The victim and her husband were closing their restaurant. She went out the back door toward their van carrying a bag containing the day's receipts. She was grabbed by the perpetrator, whose face was covered. She testified:

Q. After he grabbed you, what happened?

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