GEDDIS v. STATE

No. 97-0656.

715 So.2d 991 (1998)

Robert GEDDIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Margaret Good-Earnest, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, Judge.

Appellant was charged with premeditated murder and robbery with a deadly weapon, a knife. He was convicted on both counts and sentenced to life in prison. He argues that his counsel's closing argument was tantamount to a guilty plea, to which he did not consent, and that he is therefore entitled to a new trial. We affirm.

The body of the victim, who died of multiple stab wounds, was found behind a convenience store. Appellant admitted, after...

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