Lovette v. State

REVISED OPINION

Michael Lovette appeals his convictions and sentences, including three convictions of first-degree murder and three sentences of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm all of Lo-vette’s convictions except the conviction of sexual battery, which we reverse. The sentence for sexual battery and the three death sentences are vacated, and the trial court is directed to empanel a jury and conduct a new sentencing proceeding. The remaining sentences are affirmed.

On May 13, 1988 Lovette and Thomas Wyatt escaped from a North Carolina prison road gang and…