COOPER v. STATE

No. 65133.

492 So.2d 1059 (1986)

Richard M. COOPER, Appellant. v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Swisher and Robert H. Dillinger of Dillinger & Swisher, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Theda James Davis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Richard Michael Cooper, appeals his convictions of three counts of first-degree murder and sentences of death on each count. We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution, and we affirm.

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