BRUNO v. STATE

No. 71419.

574 So.2d 76 (1991)

Michael George BRUNO, Sr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Steven H. Malone and Richard B. Greene, Asst. Public Defenders, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and John M. Koenig, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Michael G. Bruno, Sr., was convicted of the first-degree murder of Lionel Merlano. The jury recommended death by a vote of eight to four, and the judge imposed the sentence of death. We have jurisdiction of this appeal pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1) of the Florida Constitution.

Direct evidence of how the crime occurred was furnished by Bruno's fifteen-year-old son, Michael, Jr., and by Bruno himself in the form of a taped confession. According...

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