JACKSON v. STATE

No. 63043.

464 So.2d 1181 (1985)

Douglas Marshall JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Gelety, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Penny H. Brill, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant, Douglas Marshall Jackson, appeals his multiple convictions of first-degree murder and the imposition of the death penalty for those convictions. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution. For the reasons expressed, we find that under the peculiar circumstances of this case, the trial court erroneously denied a defense motion for continuance and required appellant to go to trial with counsel who, because of his...

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