HEGWOOD v. STATE

No. 72336.

575 So.2d 170 (1991)

Bernell HEGWOOD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Dohn Williams, Jr. of H. Dohn Williams, Jr., P.A., Special Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Bernell Hegwood appeals his convictions of first-degree murder and sentences of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm the convictions, but vacate the death sentences and remand for imposition of life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for twenty-five years.

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