ROSS v. STATE

No. 63767.

474 So.2d 1170 (1985)

Wilton Amos ROSS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

August 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith J. Dougherty, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Richard A. Patterson and Gregory G. Costas, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Wilton Amos Ross appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed, we affirm the conviction of first-degree premeditated murder, but find the sentence should be reduced to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for twenty-five years. We vacate the sentence of death.

The appellant was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife...

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