O'CALLAGHAN v. STATE

No. 60704.

429 So.2d 691 (1983)

John O'CALLAGHAN, a/K/a Jack McCarthy, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Seidel of the Law Office of William B. Seidel, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

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


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, John O'Callaghan, was convicted of murder in the first degree in a joint trial with Walter Tucker, his codefendant, who was found guilty of second-degree murder. The trial judge imposed the death sentence upon appellant in accordance with the jury's advisory sentence recommendation. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm the conviction and the imposition of the death sentence.

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