Legal Opinion
Herzog v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided September 22, 1983No. 61513PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Justice.
This is an appeal by Fredrick Herzog from his conviction of first-degree murder and from the trial judge’s imposition of the death sentence after the jury had recommended life imprisonment. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm the conviction, but direct that the death sentence be reduced to a sentence of life imprisonment in accordance with the jury’s recommendation.
Although thfe testimony of two eyewitnesses is somewhat inconsistent, the facts are as follows:
The victim, Ginger Mackert, who was defendant’s paramour, shared an apartment with defendant…
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