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GORHAM v. STATE

No. 70428.

521 So.2d 1067 (1988)

David GORHAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Kenwood Equels of Holtzman, Krinzman & Equels, P.A., Kendall B. Coffey and Andres Rivero of Greenberg, Traurig, Askew, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, P.A., Miami, and John F. Evans, G. Richard Strafer and Holly R. Skolnick of Zuckerman, Spaeder, Taylor & Evans, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Eddie J. Bell, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

EHRLICH, Justice.

David Gorham was arrested by Pompano police and charged with the murder of Carl Peterson. He was tried and found guilty, but a mistrial was declared before sentencing. On retrial in October, 1982, Gorham was again found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted robbery and the jury recommended a life sentence. The judge overrode the jury recommendation and imposed the death penalty and a fifteen-year sentence for attempted robbery. The convictions...

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