Armstrong v. State

This case is before the Court on appeal from a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

I. OVERVIEW

On March 7,1990, Lancelot Uriley Armstrong was indicted for the February 17, 1990, first-degree shooting murder of Deputy Sheriff John Greeney, attempted murder of Deputy Sheriff Robert Sallustio, and armed robbery. The jury returned a guilty verdict and recommended a sentence of death by a vote of nine to three. On direct appeal, we affirmed Armstrong’s convictions and sentence of death. Armstrong v. State (Armstrong I), 642 So.2d 730 (Fla.1994).

Armstrong filed…