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SIMS v. STATE

No. 83612.

681 So.2d 1112 (1996)

Merrit Alonso SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 24, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Christina A. Spaulding, Assistant Public Defender, Miami, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Fariba N. Komeily, Assistant Attorney General, Miami, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal the convictions of armed robbery and first-degree murder and the sentence of death imposed on Merrit Alonso Sims. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

Charles Stafford, a Miami Springs police officer, followed Sims as he drove onto state road 112 on June 11, 1991. Premised upon his belief that Sims was driving a stolen car, Officer Stafford, in full uniform and driving a clearly marked police car, signaled...

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