NELSON v. STATE

No. 89,540.

748 So.2d 237 (1999)

Joshua D. NELSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, for Appellant.

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


PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court imposing the death penalty upon Joshua D. Nelson. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1) of the Florida Constitution. As explained below, we affirm Nelson's convictions and sentence of death.

The evidence presented at trial established the following facts. Nelson and Keith Brennan wanted to leave the city of Cape Coral. The two devised a plan to murder Tommy Owens...

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