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ALMEIDA v. STATE

No. 89,402.

737 So.2d 520 (1999)

Osvaldo ALMEIDA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Jeffrey L. Anderson, Assistant Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellant.

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

SHAW, J.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court imposing the death penalty on Osvaldo Almeida. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We reverse the conviction and vacate the death sentence.

I. FACTS

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