ATKINS v. STATE

No. 61851.

452 So.2d 529 (1984)

Phillip ATKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack T. Edmund and Marshall Slaughter of Edmund & McDaniel, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and William E. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This case is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of a capital felony for which a sentence of death was imposed. Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder and kidnapping. This Court has jurisdiction of his appeal. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

A major item of evidence against appellant was his own confession, but it was corroborated by other testimony and evidence adequately proving appellant's responsibility for the crimes. The evidence...

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