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THORP v. STATE

No. SC91663.

777 So.2d 385 (2000)

Gary Lee THORP, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and James R. Wulchak, Chief, Appellate Division, Assistant Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, Florida, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Kenneth S. Nunnelley, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, Florida, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court imposing the death penalty upon Gary Lee Thorp. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For reasons which follow, we reverse appellant's conviction for first-degree murder because we find harmful error in the admission of improper evidence at trial and remand for a new trial.

MATERIAL FACTS

Gary Thorp was convicted of first-degree murder

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