RIVERA v. STATE

No. 70563.

561 So.2d 536 (1990)

Michael T. RIVERA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Dohn William, Jr., Sp. Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joan Fowler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


BARKETT, Justice.

Michael T. Rivera appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and the sentence of death.1 We affirm both the conviction and sentence.

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