ZERQUERA v. STATE

No. 70751.

549 So.2d 189 (1989)

Jorge ZERQUERA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Raben of Breslin & Raben, P.A., Coconut Grove, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Michele L. Crawford, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Jorge Zerquera appeals multiple convictions, including a conviction for first-degree murder, and a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed, we affirm the convictions for armed robbery, second-degree grand theft, second-degree arson, and tampering with physical evidence, but find we must reverse the first-degree murder conviction, vacate the sentence of death, and remand for a new trial.

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