WAY v. STATE

No. 64931.

496 So.2d 126 (1986)

Fred Lewis WAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied November 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simson Unterberger, Tampa, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


ADKINS, Justice.

We have for review a judgment of conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.

On July 11, 1983, a fire occurred in the garage of a home occupied by appellant, Fred Lewis Way, and his family. Passersby observed under the partially opened garage door a figure, engulfed in flames, moving about and finally collapsing. Efforts to enter the garage area proved...

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