Valle v. State

474 So.2d 796 (1985)

Manuel VALLE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 61176.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 11, 1985.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1985.

Michael Zelman, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Penny H. Brill, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

Appellant, Manuel Valle, appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We affirm the conviction and the death sentence.

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