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ABSHIRE v. STATE

No. 81326.

642 So.2d 542 (1994)

Michael Gene ABSHIRE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Morgan, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

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

SHAW, Justice.

Abshire appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We reverse the conviction and vacate the sentence of death.

In June of 1991, Michael G. Abshire, Christopher Marquard, and Stacey Ann Willetts were traveling together from North Carolina to Florida. On November 11, 1991, hunters found Willetts' remains in a wooded area. Abshire and Marquard were found guilty...

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