HOLSWORTH v. STATE

No. 67973.

522 So.2d 348 (1988)

Eric Brian HOLSWORTH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Dohn Williams, Jr., Sp. Public Defender of H. Dohn Williams, Jr., P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Noel A. Pelella and Penny H. Brill, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


BARKETT, Justice.

Eric Brian Holsworth appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm as to guilt but reduce his sentence to life in accordance with the jury's recommendation.

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