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MURRAY v. STATE

No. 83556.

692 So.2d 157 (1997)

Gerald D. MURRAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher N. Baldwin, University of Florida, College of Law, Gainesville; and Wm. J. Sheppard, Richard W. Smith and D. Gray Thomas of Sheppard and White, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Sara D. Baggett, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court imposing the death penalty upon Gerald Delane Murray. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Because we find that the trial court erred in admitting DNA evidence at trial, we reverse Murray's convictions and sentence and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Murray was convicted of first-degree murder, burglary with an assault, and sexual battery in 1994. The facts...

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