DEATON v. STATE

No. 65437.

480 So.2d 1279 (1985)

Jason Thomas DEATON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Gelety, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Robert L. Teitler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Jason Thomas Deaton appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution, and we affirm.

In May, 1983, the 18-year-old appellant, appellant's codefendant Dean Hall, and three runaway teenage girls moved in together at a Fort Lauderdale motel. On approximately May 27, according to the testimony of two of the girls, appellant expressed a desire to leave Fort Lauderdale...

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