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AMAZON v. STATE

No. 64117.

487 So.2d 8 (1986)

Ira Martin AMAZON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and W.C. McLain, Asst. Public Defender, Chief, Capital Appeals, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and James H. Dysart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We review Ira Amazon's convictions and sentences to death for the murders of a mother and daughter. Jurisdiction is mandatory pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution. We affirm the convictions, but vacate the sentences and remand with directions.

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