DOWNS v. STATE

No. 53524.

386 So.2d 788 (1980)

Ernest Charles DOWNS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Lovett Brown, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Ernest Charles Downs was convicted of the murder in the first degree of Forrest Jerry Harris, Jr. The jury recommended that the death penalty be imposed, and, after weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the trial court imposed a sentence of death. Downs' conviction and sentence of death are before this Court on direct appeal pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution. Downs also appeals his conviction for conspiracy to...

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