RUTHERFORD v. STATE

No. 89142.

727 So.2d 216 (1998)

Arthur Dennis RUTHERFORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory C. Smith, Capital Collateral Counsel, and Andrew Thomas, Chief Assistant CCC—Northern Region, Office of the Capital Collateral Counsel, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Barbara J. Yates, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Arthur Dennis Rutherford, an inmate under sentence of death, appeals the trial court's denial of relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1),(7), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm.

I. PROCEDURAL STATUS

Rutherford, age 36 at the time of the crime, was charged with the 1985 murder and armed robbery of Stella Salamon. A jury found Rutherford guilty as...

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