MERCK v. STATE

No. SC04-1902.

975 So.2d 1054 (2007)

Troy MERCK, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and John C. Fisher, Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Robert J. Landry, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Troy Merck, Jr., appeals the death sentence imposed upon him after a second remand for resentencing. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the sentence.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Troy Merck, Jr., was convicted of first-degree murder following the 1991 stabbing of James Anthony Newton. The facts surrounding the murder are set forth in Merck v. State,

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