McCray v. State

Gary Bernard McCRAY, II, was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder for the May 23, 2004, shooting deaths of John Ellis, Jr., John Whitehead, Phillip Perrotta, and Robin Selkirk. Following a penalty-phase proceeding, the trial court sentenced McCRAY to death for each of the four murders. This is McCRAY’s direct appeal. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm McCRAY’s convictions and sentences of death.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In November 2004, McCRAY, who was twenty-four years old at the time of the crime, was charged…