RIVERA v. DUGGER

Nos. 76694, 77934.

629 So.2d 105 (1993)

Samuel RIVERA, Petitioner, v. Richard L. DUGGER, etc., Respondent. Samuel RIVERA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Capital Collateral Representative, Jerrel E. Phillips, Gail E. Anderson, Deborah K. Nimmons and M. Elizabeth Wells, Asst. CCRs, Office of Capital Collateral Representative, Tallahassee, for petitioner, appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Fariba N. Komeily, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for respondent, appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Samuel Rivera, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. He also petitions the Court for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under article V, sections 3(b)(1) and (9) of the Florida Constitution.

Rivera was convicted of murdering a police officer in 1987. After a penalty proceeding, the jury recommended death by a vote of seven to five. The trial court sentenced Rivera to death, finding...

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