FITZPATRICK v. STATE

No. SC00-2589.

859 So.2d 486 (2003)

Paul FITZPATRICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Douglas S. Connor, Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, FL, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Robert J. Landry, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we reverse appellant's conviction, vacate his sentence, and remand for a new trial.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On September 17, 1996, the grand jury indicted appellant, Paul John Fitzpatrick, for the premeditated murder of Gerald D. Hollinger...

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