BLAKELY v. STATE

No. 72604.

561 So.2d 560 (1990)

Robert Ellis BLAKELY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Christopher S. Quarles, Asst. Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Margene A. Roper, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Robert Blakely appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm the conviction, reverse the sentence, and remand for imposition of a life sentence.

During the early morning hours of April 20, 1987, Robert Blakely awakened his three daughters and told them that he had killed Elaine, his wife. When the police arrived, Blakely repeated his statement and led them...

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