HAMILTON v. STATE

No. 72502.

547 So.2d 630 (1989)

Thewell E. HAMILTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and W.C. McLain, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Gary L. Printy and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Thewell Hamilton appeals from his convictions on two counts of first-degree murder and the imposition of the death penalty in both counts. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons which follow, we reverse the judgments and sentences as to both counts and remand for a new trial.

On the evening of September 19, 1986, gunshots were heard emanating from the Holmes County house Hamilton shared with his wife, Madeline...

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