VAN ROYAL v. STATE

No. 66144.

497 So.2d 625 (1986)

Terry VAN ROYAL, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Donnelly, Clearwater, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Gary O. Welch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


SHAW, Justice.

Terry Van Royal, Jr., appeals his convictions of three counts of first-degree murder and sentences of death on each count. We have jurisdiction,1 and affirm the convictions, but vacate the sentences of death and remand for entry of life sentences in accordance with section 921.141(3), Florida Statutes (1981).

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