FRANCIS v. STATE

No. 71443.

529 So.2d 670 (1988)

Bobby Marion FRANCIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Helm Spalding, Capital Collateral Representative, Office of the Capital Collateral Representative and Mark Evan Olive, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Charles M. Fahlbusch, Capital Collateral Coordinator and Ralph Barreira, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee.


McDONALD, Chief Justice.

Francis, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm the trial court's order.

In 1975 Francis tortured and then shot and killed a man whose informing against Francis resulted in Francis' arrest on a narcotics charge. Francis has been...

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