SMITH v. STATE

No. 68834.

515 So.2d 182 (1987)

Frank Lee SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Gelety, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Amy Diem, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Frank Lee Smith appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death. He also appeals the sentence imposed on his conviction for burglary. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm the convictions and sentences.

The victim, an eight-year-old female, was raped, sodomized, and beaten severely by a blunt instrument in her home at approximately 11 p.m. on April 14, 1985. She later died from the...

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