SMILEY v. STATE

No. SC18-385.

295 So.3d 156 (2020)

Benjamin Davis SMILEY, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 14, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea M. Norgard of Norgard, Norgard & Chastang, Bartow, Florida, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Marilyn Muir Beccue , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, for Appellee.


Benjamin Davis Smiley, Jr. appeals a circuit court judgment sentencing him to death.1 As we explain, we affirm the conviction and sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

I. Guilt Phase

Mark Wilkerson lived in Lakeland with his brother Mario, his mother, and his 58-year-old stepfather,...

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