HITCHCOCK v. STATE

No. 51108.

413 So.2d 741 (1982)

James Ernest HITCHCOCK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Craig S. Barnard, Chief Asst. Public Defender and Richard B. Greene, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Robert L. Bogen, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

James Ernest Hitchcock appeals his conviction of murder in the first degree and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

A jury convicted Hitchcock of first-degree murder for the death of his brother's thirteen-year-old stepdaughter under an indictment charging one count of premeditated murder. After weighing the aggravating and mitigating factors, the trial court agreed with the jury's recommendation and imposed...

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