BROOKS v. STATE

No. SC94308.

787 So.2d 765 (2001)

Lamar Z. BROOKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied June 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kepler B. Funk and Keith F. Szachacz of Funk & Szachacz, P.A., Melbourne, FL, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Barbara J. Yates, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court adjudicating guilt of first-degree murder and imposing the death penalty upon Lamar Brooks. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Because of the prejudice resulting from the erroneous admission of extensive hearsay testimony, we reverse Brooks' convictions and remand for a new trial.

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