Legal Opinion

Dontae Morris v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 27, 2017No. SC14-1317Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC14-1317 ____________ DONTAE MORRIS, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. [April 27, 2017] PER CURIAM. Dontae Morris appeals his convictions of first-degree murder and his sentences of death.1 For the following reasons, we affirm the convictions and sentences. I. Background Morris was convicted and sentenced to death on two counts for the first- degree premeditated murders of Officer David Curtis and Officer Jeffrey Kocab. The evidence at trial established that on June 29, 2010, at about 2:13 a.m., Officer 1. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, §…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Hurst v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Timothy Lee Hurst v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
  4. Spencer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  5. Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003

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