HILL v. STATE

No. 60144.

422 So.2d 816 (1982)

James Douglas HILL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Young, Tampa, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This is a direct appeal from appellant's conviction of first-degree murder and, in accordance with the jury's recommendation, a sentence of death. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm, holding that the dictates of State v. Sarmiento, 397 So.2d 643 (Fla. 1981), do not preclude the admission into evidence of appellant's confession made to an informant in appellant's backyard and recorded by police...

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