Legal Opinion
Timothy Lee Hurst v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 1, 2014No. SC12-1947PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
Timothy Lee Hurst appeals his sentence of death that was imposed for the 1998 first-degree murder of Cynthia Harrison. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm his sentence.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Hurst was convicted for the May 2, 1998, first-degree murder of Cynthia Harrison in a robbery at the Popeye’s restaurant where Hurst was employed in Escam-bia County, Florida. The victim, also an employee, had been bound and gagged and repeatedly cut and stabbed with a weapon consistent with a box cutter found at the scene. Hurst’s…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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