FRANQUI v. STATE

No. 84701.

699 So.2d 1332 (1997)

Leonardo FRANQUI, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric M. Cohen, Miami, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Randall Sutton, Assistant Attorney General, Miami, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court imposing the death penalty upon Leonardo Franqui. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm Franqui's convictions. However, because we find a violation of appellant's Sixth Amendment constitutional right to confront his accusers, we reverse his death sentence and remand for a new sentencing proceeding before a jury.

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