Barry A. Noetzel v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC20-466 ____________ BARRY A. NOETZEL, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. November 10, 2021 PER CURIAM. Barry A. Noetzel appeals his judgment of conviction of first- degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction, see art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const., and for the reasons below affirm Noetzel’s conviction and sentence of death. BACKGROUND While serving a life sentence at Mayo Correctional Institution, Noetzel joined with his cellmate, Jesse Bell, in developing a plan to murder corrections officer James Newman, whom they disliked, and a…