McDONALD v. STATE

No. 87,059.

743 So.2d 501 (1999)

Merle S. McDONALD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Watts, St. Petersburg, Florida, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Candance M. Sabella, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court imposing the death penalty upon Merle S. McDonald. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For reasons which follow, we affirm McDonald's conviction and sentence of death.

PROCEDURAL POSTURE

Appellant Merle McDonald and his codefendant, Robert Gordon, were tried together before a single jury during which they were convicted of first-degree murder for the...

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