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MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. SC90952.

761 So.2d 1074 (2000)

Joaquin J. MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Raben of the Law Offices of Peter Raben, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Appellant.

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

Sharon L. Kegerreis and Mayda Prego of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP, Miami, Florida, for Ilustre Colegio De Abogados De Madrid ("Madrid Bar Association"), Amicus Curiae.

PER CURIAM.

Joaquin J. Martinez appeals his convictions of armed burglary, two counts of first-degree murder, and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

FACTS

Martinez was charged with armed burglary and two counts of premeditated murder for the killing of Douglas Lawson and Lawson's girlfriend Sherrie McCoy-Ward. The jury convicted Martinez of both murders and the trial court imposed a sentence of...

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