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WELTY v. STATE

No. 55497.

402 So.2d 1159 (1981)

William Glenn WELTY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Ellen Morris, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Russell S. Bohn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

William Glenn Welty was convicted of first-degree murder. After a jury recommendation of life imprisonment, the trial court imposed the death sentence. We find no reversible error in his conviction, but we reduce his sentence to life in accordance with the jury's recommendation because the facts suggesting a death sentence are not "so clear and convincing that virtually no reasonable person could differ." Tedder v. State,

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