Burch v. State

478 So.2d 1050 (1985)

Mark Andrew BURCH, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 65168.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 3, 1985.

Rehearing Denied December 27, 1985.

H. Dohn Williams Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Appointed Sp. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Sarah B. Mayer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Mark Burch appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence imposing the death penalty. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution. We reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.

The facts of the case are…