HARDWICK v. STATE

No. 68769.

521 So.2d 1071 (1988)

John Gary HARDWICK, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde M. Collins, Jr., Jacksonville, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Kurt L. Barch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


BARKETT, Justice.

John Gary Hardwick, Jr., appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm the conviction and sentence.

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