COOK v. STATE

No. 68044.

542 So.2d 964 (1989)

David COOK, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey C. Fleck of Friend & Fleck, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, South Miami, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Richard L. Polin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee/cross-appellant.


PER CURIAM.

David Cook appeals his convictions of first-degree murder and his sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

On August 15, 1984, Rolando and Onelia Betancourt, who worked as the midnight cleaning crew at a Burger King in South Miami, were found dead, both of single gunshot wounds to the chest. Following an anonymous tip, police brought Cook in for questioning and obtained a statement. According to this statement...

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