THOMAS v. STATE

No. 77707.

618 So.2d 155 (1993)

David Lee THOMAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Douglas S. Connor, Asst. Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


SHAW, Justice.

Thomas appeals his first-degree murder conviction and sentence of death. He also appeals his thirty-year, habitual violent felony offender sentence for attempted robbery. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm.

On April 26, 1990, Richard Houston, the victim, drove into a low-income area of Fort Myers to purchase drugs and waved a wad of money out the car window. When a drug dealer approached selling crack cocaine...

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