Zeigler v. State

452 So.2d 537 (1984)

William Thomas ZEIGLER, Jr., Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 63606.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 21, 1984.

William F. Duane, Orlando, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

This case is before us on direct appeal from a denial, without an evidentiary hearing, of Zeigler's motion to vacate, set aside, or correct conviction. Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

Zeigler was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in July, 1976. His…