CAILLIER v. STATE

No. 70297.

523 So.2d 158 (1988)

Carla CAILLIER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 7, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis S. Rubin and Kelley A. Finn of Rubin, Rubin and Fuqua, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and James A. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


EHRLICH, Justice.

Carla Caillier appeals her conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution, and affirm the conviction but vacate the sentence of death and impose a life sentence without the possibility of parole for twenty-five years, in accordance with the jury's recommendation in this case.

The appellant and the victim, Louis J. (L.J.) Caillier, were husband and wife. According...

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