CANNON v. STATE

No. BA-65.

468 So.2d 1123 (1985)

John David CANNON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, David A. Davis, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Gregory G. Costas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder after a jury trial, and received a life sentence with no possibility of parole for twenty-five years. The sole issue raised on this appeal is whether the evidence adduced below was sufficient to establish that appellant had a premeditated intent to kill. We affirm.

The trial testimony indicated that both appellant and the victim, James Powis, were patients at a mental health facility known as the...

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